Originally Posted by
Mr. Widget
There is a lot to unpack there.
Question 1: Speaker location.
Yep, getting them up off the floor will reduce their bass output. It will arguably improve it, but it will also reduce it. The 4311X speakers do not really have much in the way of deep bass, if you load them in a smaller room, or get them close to a boundary this will be partially masked.
Question 2: Should you consider "upgrading for the 4311B to the L220?"
I don't think it'd be a marked improvement in the areas you are looking for except perhaps better bass. For all the talk of time alignment etc., I think the L220 is still not going to offer the imaging you are looking for.
Question 3: Electronics?
I definitely think that most affordable digital gear falls far short of creating stage depth and holography. Not everyone cares about these areas, but if you do you will need a decent digital chain. Good analog gear may have other problems, but they tend to excel in this area.
The easiest way to achieve the type of imaging you are describing is to use better than average digital gear or good analog gear and look at small two way mini monitors like those produced by Sonus Faber and many others. These really "disappear". Of course they won't blow you away with dynamics, SPL, or bone crushing bass.
Widget