Glad you found some improvement.
I’ve been preaching experimenting with placement to new member since I first set up my M80s and found out what it did for me. I am convinced that most owners even some long time ones are missing out on noticeable improvements in all their speakers by sticking with default placements or just setting them up and feeling they sound great and not seeing if they might actually sound better.
IMO the M80s are very sensitive to placement. Even a little tweaking can go a long way.
My favorite tweak of all is to elevate my M80s. I’m guessing in large part do to raising the tweeters and midrange drivers above the furniture and getting the woofers away from the floor it really opens up the sound of my M80s. Soundstage and ambience are noticeably improved by elevating them. I also think that having the midrange drivers rather than the tweeters at ear level is also part of the improved sound.
Cheers,
Dean
P.S. And yet another good reason to drink beer.
