grunt,

That has to be the best explanation I have read yet! Thank you very much!

Yes, there is no change in loudness as I move around the listening area. I have also found that dispersion seemed unaffected as I switched back and forth between alignments.

The only differnce that I heard (last night) was due to the lack of consistent toe-in. A mistake on my part that I confirmed during tonights listening session.

Mahalo!

Brian