Floorstanders with a large sweetspot

agree with ohms.

IMO, there is no such thing as a wide sweet spot.

But maybe I am missing your intent.

What is a wide sweet spot to you?

How close to the rear and side wall?

Ohms are made to go somewhat close but flush is not a good idea. 1.5 to 2feet or so canwork quite well. More will tend to deepen the soundstage mostly.

>05-09-12: Hornguys
>IMO, there is no such thing as a wide sweet spot.

Sure there is.

With well-behaved polar response you can have correct timbre anywhere in a room and imaging that doesn't require vise-like head positioning although with broader polar response images will shift towards the nearer speaker as you move off-axis.

With higher-directivity (acoustically small dipoles, wave guides, or horns) that's also uniform you can also have a decent sound stage with centrally located center images for several seats (like a three cushion couch) by leveraging the off-axis roll-off so that seating positions farther off center that are closer to one speaker have lower amplitude sound by crossing the speaker's axis somewhere in front of the listeners.

Looking to place the speakers about 5-10 inches from the rear wall and 1-2 feet from the side walls. As far as the sweetspot goes, I would like something more than just a single seat on a couch.