My room is Irregular shaped with a smaller adjoining dining area to the rear and a double stairwell to the left. The soundstage is very dark and smooth causing the instruments to be acutely distinguishable and detailed. The ELACs stand-mounts are midrange magicians so to speak but with the front of the speakers 48 inches from the rear wall, the bass is well in the background behind the main performance. The SVS subwoofer comes into play in this audio only system, flushing out the bottom musical registers, creating a well balanced sound through the full audio spectrum without bringing any attention to itself whatsoever. Very much satisfied at this point.
Speakers recently changed from Magnepan 1.7s, which I could no longer appreciate due to high frequency hearing loss. The sound presented by the ELACs somehow complement my new normal since suffering hearing loss.
Very nice system. I'm a huge NAD fan myself. They get good press, but I think they deserve more. Very high VFM. I was tempted by the new 1.7s myself. I've had 2 long auditions with them. Ultimately decided to stay with my Dyns though. I just couldn't get past how imposing they are compared to my little stand mount speakers. But they are truly impressive and vocals are breathtaking. I like your man-cave system too. Nice stuff!
