I'm measuring 7 ft. from tweeter to tweeter and 9 1/4 ft. to the listening position from the midpoint between the speakers.
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On your toe question, my listening distances aren't too different and Dave suggested I not toe-my V1's in after showing him a picture because the stereo image would be better (IIRC)
It did sound better pointed out straight too.
The ELX'es definitely want for it even less IMHO, those graphs especially make it look like they are a lot stronger off center, almost out completely sideways
Very interesting, I'd say that supports my experience so far. Appreciate the info!
For those, like me, also interested in a more "objective" opinion as well - my in-room measurement of ELX Ribbon looks to match quite closely with NFS prediction, save for a bad (and expected) room mode I've cut out with Dirac. Bass output is quite astounding for this package, reaching below 30Hz before any significant drop-off in my room. I don't know if I got lucky or this is just the magic of wide dispersion + RAAL, but subjectively I was able to get the best 'hologram' of the stereo presentation I've heard with just a minor move-back of the sofa to accommodate a speaker that can play as loud as this, and 5 minutes of slight speaker-to-wall adjustments from the original spot I plopped them down.
Both tweeter options (RAAL 70-20xram or SEAS Titan) will pair well with any amplifier. Be that modern Class D, SS, Tube etc. Years ago, I did not like the pairing of RAAL ribbons with 1st gen Class D amps, but times have changed and Hypex, Purifi, IcePower, Pascal are all modern Class D and significantly better and less noisy than older Class D.
ELX towers (with either tweeter option) are an extremely easy and stable load, as are the V2 Towers.
Well looks like my order went through...yay!!
V2 upgrade plus 2 Titan kits for the LR. Kind of panicked this morning upon accepting my invoice because I forgot to update my expiry date...I spoke with Dina explaining what happened...she reassured me the transaction was fine but will pass it on to the boss....if any issues arise. So...Dave everything looks good hopefully they'll be here by the time we return [or soon thereafter] from central America...once the upgrade is done....it will be like a new set of speakers...my towers are going on 10+ yrs...as special the ELX are... its just not in the cards right now...but never say never. :)
@billy p Congrats on ordering the upgrades. Safe travels to Central America.
Dina may have mentioned when I placed my order on 12/20, but I can't recall at this point. Are they invoicing upgrade kits at the time of the order or closer to shipping? I haven't received any email yet and just want to confirm that is expected. I know Ascend is slammed and has a pretty good backlog of orders to work through so I was expecting it would be a while before my order would ship.