New Tekton Pendragons On The Way

Depending on room acoustics, placement and setup of speakers is critical to having the best results including sound stage depth.

In general, speakers like the tektons that emit all sound via the front will likely sound better closer to front wall than others. Room acoustics will come into play as always though here.

Also, I have found that that the foundation the speaker sets on is a key to best sound stage and imaging overall. Ideally you do not want to be able to detect any acoustic energy being transmitted to the floor.

In lieu of a solid concrete foundation or equivalent, isolating speaker stands might be worth a try. Most speakers and stands inherently couple to the floor. Some focus on decoupling from the floor.

For example, in most rooms with typical suspended plywood floors, I would want to hear speakers like the Tektons setting on a pair of isolating stands like those from Isoacoustics available on AMazon.

The imaging and sound stage difference with these under my front ported Triangle Titus monitors is night and day, the only way to get the Triangles to image like I knew they could in that room.

How do you know its the speaker that won't give much image depth and not another component? I'm not saying that you're wrong, I've just had components that would do the same thing. Any time I put it in the system, it went from 3d to 2d. And it didn't matter what the system was, it always flattened the image.
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I have two other sets of speakers (check my system page) that I use and both of them throw a very deep image in basically the same location. Also had both the Maggie MG12s and 1.6s in this basic spot and neither of them gave me much depth. The MG12s had more depth than the larger 1.6s. Could be the room size or the tilt the MG12s had.
My system page doesn't show the amp I'm using now which is a First Watt M2 which provides 25 watts of class A power. You should hear this amp with the Meadowlark Kestrels. Talk about image depth, wow.
I'm not saying the M-lores are bad. They definitely are not, especially when price is figured in. They have amazingly accurate sound. We all have our sonic priorities. And I'll admit I'm crazy for 3d sound. Maybe it comes from the 80s when I owned the Bose 901s:)

Timhru,

The upward tilt of the Meadowlarks might be helping with soundstage and imaging by changing and delaying reflections somewhat, especially in a modest to smaller size room.

The isoacoustics stands I use with my Triangle Titus monitors also provide optional upward tilt (in addition to decoupling the speakers from the floor which cleans up the bass and enhances all the rest as well accordingly) and the difference with and without those stands in regards to both detail and imaging/soundstage is night and day in my wife's 12X12 with cathredral ceilings, acoustically challenged sunroom.

The larger Isoacoustics stands might fit/work with the Tektons...not sure about the size specifics. if so might be worth a try.

Thanks Mapman. I meant to address your comments but ran out of time.
I have the M-lores placed on 2.5 inch MDF plinths. The plinths are firmly spiked to the floor and the M-lores are stick to the plinths with blu-tac. I tried the speakers tilted back a few degrees but preferred them with about .5 degree tilt.
Oddly though, my room is also 12x12 (within a few inches) with a 3x6 ft bump for entry door. The room was very disappointing when I first set the system up. Even with room treatments the room was just bad.
I read a thread on another site talking about square rooms and how to make them work. The solution I found was using a diagonal set up for the speakers. Amazing results. If you have some spare time and haven't tried it, give it a shot. I'd love to read your reaction.

I have 12X12 cathedral ceiling sunroom (on second level) and 12X12 office directly below at foundation level.

I've used diagonal setup in the office from time to time with good results. At foundation level, sound energy transferred to the floor is a non issue with both rooms there so nothing special needed below any speakers I use there.

On teh second level, with suspended plywood floors typical with newer construction, the floor transmits a lot of energy in both rooms there and isolation from the floor is key.

Can't use diagonal placement practically in teh sunroom, but the Isoacoustics stands with just a slight tilt up in a more conventional speaker setup otherwise does teh trick to a tee. Spiking conventional taller heavy stands to the floor on that level does not work nearly as well. In teh small room teh low placement with slight upward tilt and the isolation capabilities of the Isoacoustics stands in particular are the key. In my other second level larger room, I have the bottom ported OHM Walsh speakers there on Auralex subdude platforms for similar isolation.

I find with the upper level floors, you have to totally isolate the speakers from teh floor for best results in regards to detail soundstage and imaging. The devil is in teh details of the stands/solution used and how effective they are at isolating from as opposed to coupling with the loosy goosey floor.

In a small room in general, low placement with upward tilt essentially tricks teh speakers into thinking the room is larger and help with soundstage and imaging specifically, similar to corner placement.

Could effective isolation from the floors still be an issue in your case with teh Tektons? if so, might be worth addressing before giving up.