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Can I put a 60" tv behind my Magnepan 3.7i speakers?

I'm having trouble thinking this through...my listening room has 3  sides with records 7 rows high... Concrete floor, but all  carpeted the speakers are 5' from the wall    Definitely not a lively room! I was thinking about putting a new 60 inch tv between and behind them...apparently the tv with base would be around 14" off the wall( I could bring the speakers out another 10" if 'necessary')
any guess how it might affect the sound and imaging etc???
THANKS!
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rodman99999
6,158 posts
 
Being as directional(aka: beamy) as they are, planar speakers aren’t as affected by things placed between channels as most. I’ve got two systems, both sporting Maggies. One with a flat-screen and the other with my equipment rack between the panels. Between their toe-in and diffusers(positioned where the rear, directly radiated, sound waves hit the wall), there is no interference with either system’s presentation. 
terry9
2,341 posts
 
Yes. I put my flat panel right between, and 20 inches behind, two pairs of big new quads. I wanted the plane of the screen to be near the plane of the speakers to synchronize sound and motion.

ebm
9,311 posts
 
Great way to kill imaging and depth but thats up to you.Good luck.
randy-11
1,913 posts
 
I have a 55" plasma TV between my Maggie 1.5QR's - and slightly behind.  If you want to experiment, toss a blanket over the TV.

It sounds like you want to use the TV speakers as a center fill channel?

I've done it.  I ain't proud of it, mind ya' but I tried it...
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dentdog
498 posts
 
My speakers are directional but when I placed a 4" bass trap over the TV it calmed down the image. Check my system on virtual systems for a look. 
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