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Originally Posted by Grasshopper

Question:

The Sumiko master set-up process has the initial placement focused on the best bass.

My issue is I find that the better bass is closer to the wall placement wise, but the better / deeper soundstage happens when the speakers are much further into the room.

Seems there has to be a compromise between bass and depth-

Am I missing something?

Do you mean better bass or louder/stronger bass? For what it's worth, I find stronger bass closer to the wall, but this is created by reinforcement and reflection from the floor/wall intersection. However, I get clearer, more well-defined bass further out from the wall. I think the Sumiko process is designed to find the spot with the least impact from cancellation nodes, which should provide strong but not over-emphasized bass from wall interactions.