Corner hanging speakers - okay? Weird?

kubla: "the line" must be a few miles behind you by now. ;) my guess is that your projected setup would produce a soundstage that would put you in a chasm, looking up at the performers. perhaps like playing in the orchestra pit and listening to the opera at stage level. -kelly

The same effect as passing out and taking in the rest of the concert laying on the floor? :-)

While Acoustat's are not known for being "air movers" or "high SPL" speakers, you might experience some form of distortion / imaging problems from the speaker "swaying" ( even microscopically ). Besides that factor think about the "loading" that the speaker will have to deal with. While "hanging" might smooth out the overall response in some ways by minimizing floor bounce, you will have lost a GREAT deal of bass coupling from the floor. You could also run into the problem the speakers being FAR from optimized in terms of placement. After all, once you've got them anchored and everything set up, you might not like the results.

Sounds like a VERY questionable / tricky proposal. I would seek out some "experts" in E-stat installations and go from there. You might also try posting this over in the Planar Asylum in order to achieve the most info possible PRIOR to attempting this. Sean
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Kubla: Just get out the old throne and dust it off, should solve the problem. Seriously though, I have tried similar placement with Braun mini speakers, remember those (pre ADS) and it sounded weird in rooms with low ceilings and better in rooms with higher ceilings (12'-18'). Both of the rooms with the high ceilings also had the original slap plaster and rounded corners/edges at the top (ceiling), which probably had an effect as well.

jim, too funny.

i thought i was on to something here. back to the drawing board. i dont think i can really fit the acoustats in my room and get the right sound. sean, interesting comment about the sway factor. that's the end of my other idea which was to just hang them at eye level. the bass would've been handled by a sub.

dekay i KNEW you were going to respond in this thread because i knew that if anyone had actually gone through with an idea like this to test out the sound you were the guy.

cornfed, i have to admit you're right. the line...i can barely see the line from where i am. i remember not too long ago i was cracking up reading a thread about hanging amps and preamps. now i'm emailing those people asking what kind of wire they used. the end is near. the horror.