As usual I am impressed at the level of discourse on this thread, entertaining, educational, and consistently civil despite differences in opinions experiences and ears - bravo!
Probably a pedestrian observation, but a new chair made me realize how important ear level relative to coax driver is. Long story short - new chair, whitewashed sound, bummer by chair is here to stay, took me a couple days but realized the added elevation made a HUGE difference. Tilted the 2.3s up by a full 0.5” to compensate and wow, back to the good place. Interesting to realize that the Stereophile measurements agree with my ears. Happily my listening skills appear to be improving! Full details - new chair puts ears 4” higher, from 32” to 36”, and the coaxs are at 32”. Ears are 8-9’ from speakers.
