@rvpiano wrote: "I was just at the New York Hifi show, and perhaps because of the size of the rooms, all speakers were toed in, most severely. The result was very little precise imaging. Everything tended to come from one central spot between the speakers."
And,
"All I can say is, that [what Duke posted about] wasn’t my experience at this show."
And I don’t doubt you one bit! I have no problem accepting that "very little precise imaging" is commonly the result in hotel rooms at audio shows, regardless of how much toe-in is or is not used.
But suppose somebody out there fairly consistently gets significantly different results in crappy little hotel rooms at audio shows, without using acoustic treatment. Maybe there are important principles which are either unknown to, or ignored by, "the herd".
Giving credit where it’s due, just about everything I know on this subject came from Earl Geddes. And in the midst of "the herd" is not where you will find him.
Duke