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Harbeth 40.1 - Need some tips on placement from current owners.

Love to hear some tips on ideal placement. I have a 19 x 24 foot room with the speakers on the short wall. Normal 8 foot ceiling. They will be on carpet over concrete. I am thinking of bringing them out 7 feet from the wall behind them. What about nearfield listening? Toe-in if any? Love to hear some comments. Thanks all.
128x128grannyring
salectric
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Do you now have 40.1s Granny?  I have never heard them but I have been very impressed with the 30.1 and Super HFl5+ at the Capital AudioFest.  I still love my Spendor SP100s which are similar to the 40.1.
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grannyring OP
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Yes I do have the 40.1s coming. Really like the sound of Harbeth speakers and decided to go for it! 
vsollozzo
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Nice! Congrats Grannyring!

I'd like to have your dilemma! I have M30.1s, so not quite the same thing, just the top 1/4 for half the price : ) Not sure my siting will translate to the big brothers, but I used the Cardas method to get in the ballpark and tweaked to taste from there. That worked well overall, so something to try maybe with the big 40.1s. You have a lot more room than I do. My 30.1s are in a 12x17 space.

I'll bet they'll work great nearfield. I sit about 8 feet away from my 30.1s and they are about 6.5 feet apart with some toe-in, about 15 degrees or so. They are really not that fussy and they aren't heavy, so it's easy to play around with different locations.

Let us know how you get on with them! I'm excited for you!
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