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Anyone have comments on radical toe in?

I have pretty much followed the speaker manufacturers rules when it comes to speaker placement and toe in.
Even used the Merlin alignment thingies when I had Merlins.

But I experimented with radical toe in on my Grand Veenas and it is working better for me than the advised way.

I saw photos of several, radically toed in speakers from coverage of RMAF 09 and thought I would give it a go.

Maybe not all will agree, but it works for me.
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sidssp
1,077 posts
 
There is no harm to experiment. Back in the 70's when I first started, it was
popular to toe in speakers such that the line of sight crossed in front of the
listener to create a wider sweet spot. There is no fixed rules. Whatever sounds
good to you is good.
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tpreaves
2,686 posts
 
To hell with the rules!!!!Do what you want to do.Be a rebel.Start a revolution.....sorry, got carried away for a second.
dgordonl
128 posts
 
Do what sounds best in your setup situation.No harm using speakers as head phones.........
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stanwal
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The type of set up described by Sidssp is called "Hugh Brittany" angling after the BBC engineer who developed it in the 30s. It works very well in some rooms and I have used it a majority of the time. In my present room, which has an unusual shape, I have been experimenting with other placements and am about to try the placement Cardas recommends. There is no substitute for experimentation but the new computer software should make it easier. Unfortunately for me I use a Mac and most that I have seen is for PC.
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