Distant from front wall

Distance is measured from the front wall to the front of the speaker baffle.
Distance From the side wall is measured from the wall to the center of the woofer in the front baffle.

Russ

In regards to distance from the wall, I have had very good soundstaging resulting from using a fibanachi (sp?) ratio to calculate the distance (i.e. 1/3, 1/5, 1/7th, etc. of the room dimension). Happy Listening,

From the center of the woofer.

Fibonacci... but your examples don't appear to be Fibonnaci numbers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number

You are right. I stand corrected. I had assumed that the odd ratio's of 1/3 and 1/5 (Fibonacci numbers) would naturally progress to 1/7 and 1/9, which they do not. The next would be 1/8, according to the link supplied. I am using the 1/5 ratio, at present, in my listening room.