How does speaker placement affect the width of the soundstage?


The soundstage of my ATCSCM 40s isn’t as wide as I would expect it to be and I’m wondering if that could be due to placement. The room itself is almost too complicated to explain.

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The Rhodes on this track is perceived as wider than the 26 foot width of my room, wrapping back into the room, even though the speakers are ~7.5 feet center-to-center.  Stuff doesn't get much wider than this.  A great test track for your system.

https://youtu.be/tvaGNfk3Ipg

 

If you go to the Cardas cable website they have a speaker setup guide .

myself i wider speakers then just toe the in a little and they have a big soundstage .

what type of tweeter you have ,and if it’s in a wave guide better still.

In addition to/in conjunction with speaker placement, the acoustics of the room have a major influence on soundstage.

Of course speaker placement is everything to soundstage but without seeing a picture of your room layout, it is impossible to pinpoint your shortcomings.