How do you share the sweet spot?

erik_squires

I agree 100% about the Magico S1. I have a Pair of Magico S1MKII and the off axis frequency response is damn good. The best part is they disappear really well and throw a great soundstage too. In the sweet spot they are truly incredible. They have great bass for a 2-way too. I am going to add subs to them later but for now they are great with the Hegel H360 and dCS Bartok. I had though about trading them in for a pair of Rockport Atria II but the S1 is more detailed to my ears it looks like if I want to upgrade it will be a pair of S3MKII or another Magico. Once you get used to the sound of Magico it is hard to go to another speaker. 

Simple:  I don’t!  Let them go home and use their own rigs if being exactly in the sweet spot’s so important to them!

There are many speakers that give you a wide soundstage. IMO, a lot of this has to do with speaker placement and room treatments too. You can take a Revel Salon2 and put it in a bad room and you will get bad sound. Similar to what you hear at audio shows when the rooms are too small for the speakers

I always have my guests sit in the sweet spot. For them its other-worldly. For me its a trip because I seldom listen from anywhere else.

With couples the best way to share is the woman sits between the mans legs leaning back with her head on his chest. With guys you sit or stand directly behind the sweet spot with your head close to the same level. To sit in a chair place it directly behind the sweet spot. I've also had people lay on the floor leaning back against the sweet spot chair ottoman.

Basically anything that puts you on the centerline is better than being off-axis. But I've had parties where people liked to sit along the walls, because the bass is so freaking awesome. Not smooth and even like in the sweet spot, but awesome, and not everyone is a nit-picky audiophile!

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