Neodio Origine B2, another snake oil... or

Take your time, do experiment and enjoy!

Yes…because like most tweaks…the tweakyness…will wear off in a New York minute! :crazy_face::woozy_face:

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You’re a savvy man and could be right, who knows?

Tried a different position with 2 of my 8 B2’s.
As Luca recommended, 2 sitting on the floor in front of the speakers, I tried this and found it gave a much more diffuse sound to the music, giving a much larger soundstage, which was very appealing.
I had to lift them off the floor at the end of the night as I would pretty much guarantee I would kick them by accident at some point if left sitting on the floor.
Not a big job to re-position them again at the start of the next listening session.

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Just for curiosity try also between the speakers, a few inches on both sides, always on the floor. Them move back and forth and listen.

If you can, my favorite place is on the front wall centered, right and left side, at mid hight.

Will do.
I don’t have the option to try your favourite position as I’ve nothing behind my speakers that I could put them on?

First try on the floor then, if you like it you eventually can attach littles shelves to the wall.

Every now and then this particular thread has risen the tweaking evil spells on me, and I’m only saved by my wife’s vacation spells next week/:laughing:

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If you know how a fuse can improve SQ, well… this is even better IME. Do not read this thread anymore, easy peazy! Have a nice trip to Asia…

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Thanks! I’ll try hard to enjoy my vacation more next week!:sake:

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Donald, enjoy the trip, even if it means you go cold turkey from your hi-fi.

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Luca, the front wall option is a bit vague?
Are the B2’s together in the centre of the room on the shelves?
Mid point, is that mid point of the speaker height or the wall height?

I may be able to add small shelves in the corners / behind the speakers, at some stage?
Probably a bit of width to allow the B2 to be slid along the shelf.

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I was referring to #6 and #7 on the front wall and to #3 and #4 on the floor.

While #8 and #9 can provide more focus on the center image, usually the singer so to speak.

Thanks Luca, so to confirm, out towards the corners behind the speakers and half the height of the room?

About 40 cm from side walls and 100-120 cm from the floor. In that position I can see the 2 B2s from my listening position, so you can try the same place but accordingly to your room boundaries and your speakers set up.

I gave up! There is this Audio Emotion site in England selling this water molecule set of four for $100 less than France. I put in an order.

I have never heard of the site and I hope they are legit. Don’t know when I will get them and don’t know if they are returnable. :thinking:

I hope they work.

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Darn! The exchange rate they used is different than mine. I think I saved like $50.

I’m actually surprised it took you so long!

When you receive them, PM me some pics of your room, I will be happy to give you some advice on positioning (obviously in compliance with the rules of the Aesthetic Committee of the house!)

Congrats for the prices, in my case the exchange and VAT would make the price higher.

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Three two-week trips since late January plus a few tweaks (SDFB, two M-2 fuses, 2 sets of Apos tubes, new footers, etc) and obviously the new speakers have kept me busy. In fact, I’m not sure that my system has done break-in yet now I also just added a new PS for the Orbi satellite. The system sounded so different from last year and every week I still hear a bit improvement. But at least I am more familiar with the sound now.

B-2 is so out-there that you knew I must try it. I just need to wait until my system stop making changes. This is another tweak I would not have ever tried without your enthusiastic recommendation :laughing:

Two will go on top of the speakers near front obviously, and the rest two will be placed between rack and speakers is my initial plan. I have the CD holders there to prevent Roomba going to the back of racks. One place on top of each seems to make sense.

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Good plan! I know this time I’m the culprit!

I’m pretty sure you’ll experiment (patiently) different placements until you’re done with the B2s. Enjoy.

Let me know when you receive them.

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