I recently modified the speaker connectors to enable me to move my Kan 1s (on Kan 2 stands) back another 15mm so that the cabinets are now 5cm from the rear wall. I've compared my Kan 1s to a few others and they do have a peaky upper mid that Kan 2s and other Kan 1s didn't have (I've always hung onto mine cos they are the most engaging despite this weakness.) However, since moving them back most of this peakiness has gone.
1.) Is it worth trying to get them even further against the rear wall? I would need to use Naim right angle connectors but more disruptively, I'd need to get some skirting board removed.
2.) Another tweak would be to remove the carpet gripper board that the rear spikes are now dug into. Perhaps that would also further improve things. It's a suspended wooden floor.
3.) Lastly, I expected to get more bass from this shift back 15mm but really couldn't hear any difference in that area. Why is that do you think? It's a thick solid wall behind.
1.) Is it worth trying to get them even further against the rear wall? I would need to use Naim right angle connectors but more disruptively, I'd need to get some skirting board removed.
2.) Another tweak would be to remove the carpet gripper board that the rear spikes are now dug into. Perhaps that would also further improve things. It's a suspended wooden floor.
3.) Lastly, I expected to get more bass from this shift back 15mm but really couldn't hear any difference in that area. Why is that do you think? It's a thick solid wall behind.