I don't remember the manual, but otherwise remember that like any dipole speaker, you don't want them too close to the wall? As I think about it, I recall that there were primitive line drawings, which suggested fairly severe toe in? I had a pair of Apogee Stage speakers for about 7 years and really liked them - excellent midrange. I put them as far as possible out from the rear and side walls, with no toe in. |
It all depends on your room. There are no pat answers for all situations. The nice thing about the stage is it is imminently movable. Just move them around, and play with the toe in until satisfied. Apogee gives as a starting point 4 feet from the back wall, 7 to 8 feet between speakers, and at least 18" from the side walls. This arrangement is for a symmetrical room of good size. |
I like George Cardas ideas on this subject so I'm providing a link to the page I visit for this info. As Muralman says you can always change it if you don't agree. Cardas Room Setup There is a PDF on the same page, it's even more complete if you want to learn. |
Thanks for the responses guys. I was sort of interested on other peoples respective 'takes' on the chart, concerned with the chart specifically. I can't make heads or tails of it. Here's a link to the manual: http://www.apogeespeakers.com/manuals/stage_manual.pdf I got these about 2 weeks ago. Coming from Maggie mg2's. The maggies cast larger images (a benefit of the size) aside from that, I'd say everything else the stages do better. I always thought the mid range of the maggies was awesome but the stages I believe have a more transparent midrange. I would describe the maggies mids as "wooly" in comparison. But there's no doubt about one thing, the bass and treble are much better served with the stages. Using a Macintosh mx-110 tube pre and adcom 5500 MOSFET amp with 350w to 4 ohms. Mapleshade speaker cables bi-wired and blue jeans ic's. Taking shipment of a vpi hw-19 mk3 (will have soundsmith smmc3 cart) on Friday bought right here on agon. Coming from a kenwood kd-550 with stock arm which will now be doing mono duty. What do you guys think? |
