Speaker placement for Joseph Audio rm25si

There's no reason to be a nasty audiophile elitist. Just because you woke up on the wrong side of the bed doesn't mean you have the right to be completely insulting and denigrating. I obviously have no right to ask honest beginner type questions on this board. Sadly, your Mother never taught you that there are no bad questions except the ones that aren't asked, but even more regrettably, she obviously neglected to tell you that if you have nothing nice to say, keep your mouth shut.

Thanks for encouraging my participation in the hobby. I hope I can return the favor some day.

Bnrlaw
That would not be the best way to set up the rm25's. They are very nice speakers.
Tim

how about if i put them right in front of the cabinetry on the floor? if i did, could i put shelves in the cabinetry and place books on them directly behind the speakers or am i better off leaving the enclosre behind the speakers empty?
thanks for your help

That sounds like a better choice. If the speakers are in front of the cabinets,they should image quite well. Give it some time and move them around. Speaker setup makes for big changes in sound.
Most important!
Have fun.
Tim

Sorry Bnrlaw -- I didn't think you were being serious with your question, but obviously I was wrong and I did come off like and "audiophile elitist." My bad. I'll try to attone.

I agree with Tim that speaker placement is of utmost importance in the sound you will get out of your system. Many people blow big bucks on new equipment for better sound when they would have gotten much better results optimizing speaker placement in their room -- and it's free.

Also, as Tim said, I'd highly recommend playing around with a wide variety of placements and you'll start to get a feel feel for what the trade-offs are. My experience with Joseph Audio speakers is that they do like room to breathe and sound considerably better away from room boundaries(i.e. wider/deeper soundstage, better balanced, more realistic imaging, etc.). Also, since the RM25s do go fairly low you may find that the bass gets a little boomy if put too close to walls or other objects. Because of this I would think leaving the space behind the speakers open will yield better results with a more "open" sound, so you might want to try it both ways to see what works for you. I'd also highly encourage you to try pulling the speakers out a good 4 to 5 feet from the cabinets just to see how the soundstage and transparency changes when the RM25s are more far removed from any boundaries. You may not want to leave them there and it may look ridiculous(except to another audiophile), but it should prove very instructive in gauging the trade-offs in speaker placement with your speakers in your room.

Sorry again for the sarcasm, and best of luck.