@bradf Depending on how far the speakers are from the front wall, I sit between 10 and 12.
I think currently Im sitting about 10' with the front of the speakers out 5 feet (approx) front baffle to front wall. One limiting factor is I really can't move my seating any further aft, due to a division in wood and carpet flooring. The aft legs of the sofa are near the edge of the carpet.
Hi Brad,
I really suspect that 10 to 12' sitting distance will be fine for you. Although the Total Eclipse II are not identical to the Super Victory III, they share 1st order crossover design and Coincident similarities. Israel Blume does insist on certain philosophical and implementation ideas that I believe apply to all of his speakers.
I sit 10 ' from my speakers and the vast majority of the time I cannot place the music on the face of the speakers. In other words the music seems to be everywhere but the speaker location. Now of course this varies depending on the recordings in use. My point is that the speakers effectively disappear in the listening room with good placement and totally affected only by the. recording limitations.
Just have this experience last Night. The musicians were either in my room or I was seated in their recording venue (Again it varies on the recording). Bill's suggestion of using a software program is an excellent idea. I did not but I just got lucky with my room😊. Brad thanks for your kind comments above and I wish you the best in this endeavor.
Charles