room size question.

btw I have nothing against Jay but he seems to be a gear guy not a music first guy. I prefer NRD and Zero Fidelity, budget and solutions conscious dudes. I imagine Jay has a zillion dollar gear in every room in his house.  

@dalims4 

i checked out the audio physics site and when you scroll down to number 7 it says this :

We recommend that you listen to a record with dimensional information (e.g. Maria Callas in “Aida” or Nancy Sinatra on “Boots”, track no. 15) and that you start moving the speakers backwards and forwards until the sound impression is more or less in the centre.

which i have mentioned, i have that.        that is not the issue.     

the issue or my question, is that i read / hear about the overall sound when someone listens to the music is that the soundstage is huge and has layers......that is what i am not getting.

so again......i think that the size of the room plays a part in this. 

with a bigger room, you have more options of where speaker / sub placement , as well as equipment rack can go.         things are harder / limited in a smaller room.

A good starting point is if your tweeters are 65” apart, your ears should be 65” from the tweeters. Question, do you have your speakers aimed straight out or towed in? Another question, how far are your ears from the back wall?