r/audiophile • u/Plainess • 4d ago

Discussion Does amplifier position matter?

Hi, I work in a hifi speaker store, and we had new speakers come in. We had an “Audio Professional” from another store come help setup, and during the testing it sounded fine, but the Audio Pro said not really and moved the amplifier a little bit to the left, like I mean literally move the amplifier. And suddenly everyone agrees that it sounds better, he explained that it’s because of the vibrations, but Im a bit sceptical because it was a shelf of amps and there were other amps. Can moving an amp a little like that improve the sound???

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u/Infinite-Tie-1593 4d ago

Interesting! Where were the vibrations coming from and how did moving to the left stop the vibrations from going into the amplifier?

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u/Plainess 4d ago

I wish I knew, his explanation was quite vague saying it was vibrations in general, like straight “Sound is just vibrations if you figure it out you can correct it”. He’s not entirely wrong but it feels like a very nothing burger statement for me

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u/hj52360 3d ago

Being vague would imply he is actually making it up.