That's one of the selling points of Amphion, isn't it? They make the claim prominently on their website.Amphions are an obvious choice here. Massive soundstage, get the room out of the way, and no sweet spots. They also seem to stay unnervingly clean as the volume goes up, and for me are speakers that should be cranked up, to enjoy the expansive sound these speakers create.
That's one of the selling points of Amphion, isn't it? They make the claim prominently on their website.
Do you sacrifice imaging in widening three sound stage, or do the two go hand-in hand?
Quite astonishing speakers!If you want 360 degree off axis perfection the obvious answer is pair of German Physiks. Top driver goes from about 200 Hz to over 20 kHz. The size of bass driver varies on the “lower” priced models from 8-12 inches. Set up well, you can sit way off to the side and a soloist is still in the centre of the soundstage. and no they aren’t as wide as the soundstage!
I'm looking for something that a couple of friends cannot enjoy sitting side by side facing the front wall.We should distinguish between 'ordinary' front firing speakers with good of axis response (Kef UniQ as an example, already mentioned) and omnidirectional ones (MBL and some others) * . They work rather different with a room.
What is the thread starter looking for?
* Bose 901 is neither, it's Bose 901. Fighting in a class with just one contender.
You’re always going to hear the speaker you’re sitting closer to. Something I discovered this year was setting up my Tannoy speakers in a cross position where the axis crosses in front of the sweet spot. Reduces side wall reflections and makes the experience for those sitting left and right of the sweetspot better.I would like to share the enjoyment of my audio set up with other people, and have as wide a sweet spot as possible. Does anybody have a good experience of speakers with good off-axis response?
DALI makes a big deal out of the wide dispersion of their speakers. They have something for all budgets.