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strange effects from system rearranging..

I moved my system from the short side of the room to the wide side. I used to sit about six feet from my speakers and I was disappointed by the sound. I moved the system to the long wall close to the corner. Speakers are about 20" from back wall and right speaker is 24" from sidewall. I now sit 3 feet away with speakers toed in and tweeters meeting about 1 foot in front of me. WOW what a difference!
Vocals are dead ahead and full not thin, with drums sharper and bass fuller. Instruments come from behind and around the speakers. Some sounds come from far left and right of the speakers. Now im wrapped in sound. Its like the sound is in an arc in front of me. Im happier with the sound now. I was listening to Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "Shooting Rubber Bands at the Stars" and I was surprised at the quality of the recording. Is this the way a properly setup system is supposed to sound?
bundee1
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
It's good that you like the sound of your system with its new setup, but it's hard to answer the question in the last sentence of your post. If I read your post correctly, you are apparently sitting only 3 feet from your speakers. Boy, talk about nearfield listening! At that distance, I'd think the tweeters might sound a little "hot", but, like I said, if it sounds good to you, that's what matters.
newbee
4,768 posts
 
You describe what is probably just great sound from an unusually close listening position. If your speakers are small monitors this could well be hog heaven. However, if your speakers are full range floor standers you may not be far enuf back for the multiple speakers to intergrate properly.
bundee1 OP
147 posts
 
Well maybe its 5 feet, but its close. I was listening in the dark. My speakers are toed in so the image is behind the speakers up on the wall. I sit in an ikea lounge chair which I move into position when I want to listen. This creates a problem becaues sometimes its hard to get the same seating position as the last time. My system is in my bedroom so there is lots of junk around me. I think this contributes to the difficulty in getting the perfect listening position.
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