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Another Zu Thread

Sorry - I'm sure this is in the archives, but I've been reading them for several hours and haven't come up with anything super definitive.

Can anybody comment on what setup works best with the Druids and/or the Definitions? I have read >10ft to the listener for the Definitions.

Does the floor material matter? I have read that they need to be placed on hard surfaces, not carpet - true?

They appear to work in a fairly standard triangle pattern - separated by X feet, user seated Y feet away.

Toe in? Do these speakers do the "head in a clamp thing" or does it support multiple listeners reasonably well?

Distance from back / side walls?

Any help would be appreciated, either in direct answers or point me to a thread that discusses all the physical setup issues.

-Kirk
kthomas
miklorsmith
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Well, the main question was how far to keep the speakers away from the front wall. My response was merely that the more important distance was between the speakers and listener.

If one had 15 feet to spare from speakers to listener but was constrained to an 8-foot separation, I would advise to try that, then move the listening seat closer to get a wider spread. At some point, an optimized location will be found. Getting somewhat closer to the speakers will also increase distance from the rear wall which can only be a good thing.
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warrenh
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Well that worked, (I had 15 feet plus to spare) but I eventually found that 10 feet did the job best for my ears...
macrojack
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My Defs are a foot from the front wall and I am 12 feet from them. The wall behind me is 8 feet back. This setup works well in my space and would be worth a try in yours.
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warrenh
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macrojack, what is the distance between your speakers? Isn't the distance of 12 feet dependent on that distance?
macrojack
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Just measured.......101 inches from tweeter to tweeter.
I was 10 feet back initially but I moved the sofa aft a bit and find I like that better. I haven't found a need to honor the equilateral triangle theory. Toe-in adjustment was all I needed.
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