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Not suggesting a remodel, just wondered if there’s space to wall mount (where cabinets aren’t), which has the added bonus of freeing up countertop space. Bringing the speakers forward (out from right under the overhang) might have a positive effect - especially with rear ported cabs, as you mention.
Dramatic_Hammer-
Position-wise it’s not too bad as it goes. I slide the boxes forward to the front of the worktop when I sit at the table where the tweeters are right at ear height. Bass wasn’t boomy with the bigger speakers and the detail was lovely. The smaller ones (which are from the same series, just the smaller version) sound much less controlled, the bass does bloat a bit and the instruments blur together more. Having listened to both it seems that the big ones had some redundancy, they just did their thing in a relaxed fashion. It’s a no replacement for displacement thing but the little guys had a retail price 10 years ago of £200.00, so I reckon (hope) moving up a couple of price brackets for the same size units should get me sound at least as good as the £250 bigger boxes.
Stevethecoffee
Yeah I’ll take the kitchen cabinets down and start collecting takeaway menus.
Edit: Sorry to sound so facetious. I do need to be pragmatic about this, any alterations have to make the system suit the room, the opposite is not an option.