I considered that there might be some reflection with the M44. The countertop on the base cabinets sticks out quite a bit in front of where the speakers were. Because they were laying on their tapered sides, the speakers were angled up a bit, so reflection was probably minimal.

I didn't have time to do and SPL readings, but you're right, there is definitely a difference in the levels with the different configurations. I'll play around with it some more when I get time. I want to try some music rather than just a movie. There may be some bigger differences with music vocals than spoken dialog.

Like you, I plan on keeping all the various speakers because they're just too hard to part with.


I started out with nothing & I've still got most of it left
M60 VP160 QS8 EP350
M22 VP100
Algonquins