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Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson
The lack of room treatment is, imho, much less significant than the slope of the ceiling. Many of us have listening in untreated rooms over the years (Devialet anyone?) and have an inkling of how it affects the sound. The sloped ceiling, however, presents a nearby hard reflector of the bulk of the radiation from that upwardly-aimed driver that is the apparent big deal in this system. The resulting radiation pattern (and, probably, tonal balance) I cannot even begin to imagine.
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Good points Kal.
Do you think the somewhat muddled bass could be caused by this?
Makes me wonder how the Ilumnia would sound in a decent room.
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