Agreeing with Damon's post - there are many very sensible comments above.

I'd like to add that Trifield does bring in the sub if you have one and have configured it to do so. That may be where the perceived added bass is coming from.

I also struggle sometimes with OTT 5.1 mixes and actually find that I listen in regular 'direct' most of the time. I also have to confess that of late, since recent speaker changes, I have not have chance to perform the required tweaks to get it just right.

I just picked up Pizzarelli's 'Swing Live' DVD-A this weekend (1st DVD-A in absolutely months and months) and find it's smokey-in-the-club mix to be quite amazing. Close your eyes and you are just there. If ever there was a good use of the rears to put you somewhere else, this is it. The sound of chinking glasses being collected from tables in 96/24 is actually really funny....realism to the limits. Of course it's AIX therefore is always going to be A1 SQ.

I'm about to experiment (hopefully tomorrow) in my room by switching the DSP's around by 90 degrees. Normally I listen about 3.5m away from L&R which are spread apart by approx 2m. I going to try facing the long wall at 3m listening distance with spread of maybe about 3.5.

The reason I mention this is because I think that Trifield may become quite important especially when listening from off-centre as the new sofa layout will dictate for some listeners (obviously not me though [Linked Image from softronix.com])

I've modelled it in Cara and it's shows a completely difference response firing across the short wall than down the long walls. Curious to see what my ears make of it.

Rgds

Nick

Rgds,
Nick