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Yeah... remove any items that may be in the line of sight that may focus you more towards the left. I had a huge problem with this myself. (mine was towards the right tho).My mastersound due venti has huge transformers on the right side and so my tendency was to "hear" things farther over that way..anyway, I fabricated a steel cage to go over the top so that now the amp looks like a big, symmetrical box. Have you tried canting the one speaker farther over to get the imaging just right? Ive had to do that as well.
what does your system consist of, Alan?
Two quick thoughts.
1) set up your system as a mono system. Both channels playing the same data.
2) Have your hearing tested for an imbalance.
You're right, I suspect that it's the room. Sometimes some very small moves forward and back from the corner and/or rear wall will significantly adjust speaker energy, without having to rearrange the whole room. I'd play with that to see if it helps.
What happens when you adjust the balance control? Does the image collapse or simply move left or right?
Dave
Dave, he has no balance control.
Before you start moving furniture, just close your eyes. What happens to the center image?
Have you swapped channels starting with the speakers and working your way back to the source? I would suspect a room problem more than an equipment problem, but you need to rule out various possibilities before you can begin to narrow down what will be left - no pun intended.
It will help a lot if you post a photo of the front of the room, taken from as far back as you can manage to show as much as possible in one shot.
--Ethan
Ill organise a picture but i dont have a camera handy.
The system is Marantz TT, Musical fidelity M3 integrated, Marantz SA8003 and Dynaudio focus 220's. Ive had all sort sof equipment and swapped everything around to a point that ive got 100% different equipment and the issue is still there.
Im pretty sure its not my hearing as i dont experience the same thing on home theatre systems or other systems i listen to. I know its not convential but the system is in the bedroom, reading the posts it sounds like the issue is the speaker location.
If it is the speaker location and my primary listening position is basically lying on the bed reading or relaxing, what would be the best option ?
Please be gentle on the bedroom thing, i grew up in a house where i was only allowed music in the bedroom and it has sort of stuck with me !!
Alan
Indeed. First reflections from a specular surface on either side can do this, it's not even necessarily the side with a reflection that the image moves toward, but that is usually the case. (depends on time delay, speaker radiation pattern, etc)
The best option is the one that makes the room and where you listen symmetrical. All such problems are due to lack of symmetry. That, or maybe a broken tweeter on one side.
--Ethan
I had the same problem as Alan. This solved my problem, as proposed by another poster: Sometimes some very small moves forward and back from the corner and/or rear wall will significantly adjust speaker energy...
It could also be the listening position. My listening room is the living room. If I sit in a normal "living room" position, I have an opening into the dining room behind and to the left of me, and a room corner behind and to the right. The imaging is off balance to the right. However, if I move forward to my "audiophile listening" position, the balance is very close to centered. If this is part of your problem, move the bed?