Thank for all the inputs.
First of all let me address my house. I am lucky to have a flat ground floor house. So it is easy to get things in and out. No stairs whatsoever to deal with.
So let me start by disappointing @Orobas. The speakers are just 2 meters apart. I have 40cm to the corner with this setup.
@lindsayt thanks for your input. I sadly did not have time for AB comparison. But let me share to all of you my reason for lending the FM-50.
I had the FM-30 at home for demo for a week. During that time, I admit it hands down, I was obsessed with finding thst bass I heard at Gato Audio's demo room. I found it almost when I put the speakers up against the wall.
The same was the goal when I bought the FM-30's. I tried different approach but only found satisfying bass with the speskers up against the wall. The last week I have listened to this setup and I had a nagging feeling. The sound sounded skewed. I missed a bit in the upper frequencies and I didn't even had the oomph I was looking for in the bass.
I then remember a talk I had with @Gato Audio Frederik some time ago. I asked about the difference between FM-30 and FM-50. I was told the obvious difference are the bigger woofers but the detail is that the midrange and treble are tuned to the bigger woofers.
So now I have setup the speakers. I ended up with same setup as the FM-30, 5 centimeters from the wall.
So how was the sound? To my surprise the bass actually seems to be less than that of the FM-30. I don't know if the extra depth of the cabinet is the culprit. On the other hand the lower bass is more in control after RoomPerfect. With FM-30 I could have tracks where the bass is slightly off or boomy.
I still do not have the oomph but the vocals and treble seems much more pronounced.
I know the memory can not be trusted 100% but I feel the sound of FM-50 to be much more balanced.
The only problem is clarity and details. The FM-50 I borrowed is from the previous generation, so I don't know if the missing clarity and details is also present on the 2021 update.
First of all let me address my house. I am lucky to have a flat ground floor house. So it is easy to get things in and out. No stairs whatsoever to deal with.
So let me start by disappointing @Orobas. The speakers are just 2 meters apart. I have 40cm to the corner with this setup.
@lindsayt thanks for your input. I sadly did not have time for AB comparison. But let me share to all of you my reason for lending the FM-50.
I had the FM-30 at home for demo for a week. During that time, I admit it hands down, I was obsessed with finding thst bass I heard at Gato Audio's demo room. I found it almost when I put the speakers up against the wall.
The same was the goal when I bought the FM-30's. I tried different approach but only found satisfying bass with the speskers up against the wall. The last week I have listened to this setup and I had a nagging feeling. The sound sounded skewed. I missed a bit in the upper frequencies and I didn't even had the oomph I was looking for in the bass.
I then remember a talk I had with @Gato Audio Frederik some time ago. I asked about the difference between FM-30 and FM-50. I was told the obvious difference are the bigger woofers but the detail is that the midrange and treble are tuned to the bigger woofers.
So now I have setup the speakers. I ended up with same setup as the FM-30, 5 centimeters from the wall.
So how was the sound? To my surprise the bass actually seems to be less than that of the FM-30. I don't know if the extra depth of the cabinet is the culprit. On the other hand the lower bass is more in control after RoomPerfect. With FM-30 I could have tracks where the bass is slightly off or boomy.
I still do not have the oomph but the vocals and treble seems much more pronounced.
I know the memory can not be trusted 100% but I feel the sound of FM-50 to be much more balanced.
The only problem is clarity and details. The FM-50 I borrowed is from the previous generation, so I don't know if the missing clarity and details is also present on the 2021 update.