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I recently received my vp150 and sitting directly in front of it, it sounds pretty good, problem is when you move a couple feet off axis the sound suffers quite noticeably.

At this point I am not sure if I can live with this being this way. The sound is like it’s thru a pillow when I sit in my side recliners beside my couch. Does anyone else notice this problem??

No, I don't. I sit about 12ft away from mine, and I can move all the way to one side of the couch and it still sounds great. I'm not sure how you have yours set up so posting pics could help determine if the problem is location or not. You can see PICS OF MINE HERE.

i have a 50' samsung dlp and it sits atop of it, basically the same as yours is. actually mine is a bit lower. sitting across the couch its ok, its when you sit in the recliners next to the couch, on either side, that it is like the speaker has a pillow in front of it...................no highs at all and very muffled sound.......

Several things. If you drew a line from the recliner across the room, parallel to the TV screen, what would be the distance of a perpendicular line from the center of the VP150 to that line? And how far is the recliner from the intersection of those two lines? If you're sitting relatively close to the TV, and way off to the side, there can be a problem. This would be true for any center channel speaker.

Also, how high off the floor are the ears of the person seated in the recliner, and how high is the center of the VP150 off the floor? Is the VP150 aimed down toward the listeners' ears?

Thirdly, with the volume at a moderate level so as to protect your ear, have you run an ear along the VP150 to be sure all 5 drivers are functioning properly?

I remember seeing something a while back about the 150 and off axis audio. You didn't mention what you are using for fronts and whether you have calibrated the speakers using an SPL meter (if not, you should do this).

Also, try moving the 150 a little in front of or a little behind the fronts (in relation to a straight line across all three speakers). If the 150 is in a fixed position, move the fronts forward or back. The purpose is to allow the 2 fronts to help fill in the soundstage on the sides. This exercise works if you calibrated and you will need to recalibrate when you find a sweet spot.

So I'm guessing by your description that the recliner is outside one of your main speakers as well. Is that accurate?

center and fronts are in line.

before you spent too much time trying to place the blame on my room setup i can tell you my ininity i just replaced did not have this problem. this is a night and day sound difference when in the recliners, its not a subtle thing......

fronts are m60's....

Mine are below my Sammy DLP. And it also does make a difference weather ur speaker is above or below ur TV. Make sure u angle ur speaker towards the listener.
BTW how in the world did you manage to put the 150 on top of the Sammy. Isnt the top a little too narrow? Do you have it like on the TV itself?

I replace my Martin Logan center with the VP-150 and noticed an improvement immediately. I wasn't trying to place the blame on the room, I was just tying to help figure out the problem. I will apologize and wish you luck.