I use vandersteen model 5s. I sit about 10 ft distant.
How far away from your speakers are you?
I thought it would be interesting to know how people position their speakers... do you have the freedom to put them where you want or do practicalities dictate?.. How far away are they from the listening position?.. How big's the room and how far away are they from boundary walls? My main speakers (Seas A26) are 1' from back wall, 3' from sides in a 14' by 20' room and my listening position is about 16' from the speakers. Just wondering how much floor space we're willing to give up to get the optimum placement.
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With my maggie 1.7s I have them 6.5’ apart, center to center (5' edge to edge) with the tweeter ribbons to the outside. They are exactly 41.5" from inside back edge of speaker to the wall behind and 42.5" from outside back edge of speaker to the wall behind, so very slight toe in. The rt. speaker is 3’ from side wall and left speaker is open to the dinning room. The audio room is 14’ x 27’ plus 11’ x 14’ open dinning on the left. Listening distance is 8.5’ from the center of ea. speaker, so it works out very close to the 120% ratio. I have a well dampened room with acoustic drapes across the wall behind the speakers. As set up, the image stays tight and true regardless of standing sitting or in or out of the center sweet spot, but if the toe in is changed even by I/4" the off axis imaging diminishes. I’ve tried changing their placement a dozen different ways but nothing sounds as good as exactly the way it is....Jim |
Thanks Larry5729 I rechecked with the Ballad of a Runaway Horse by Jennifer Warnes and felt placement and imaging good but had to mess anyway. I sit 9’ from speakers. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it said no audiophile“ never. |
I have ATC SCM100aslt's setup in a 2.5m (~8ft) equilateral triangle in a 4.3x6.1m (~14'x20') room. Per ATC'S setup recommendation, the speakers are spaced well off the front and side walls. I'm also a strong advocate of room treatment. The speaker position and room treatment is mirrored L/R. This is probably close to how the monitor versions of the 100's would be used in studios and provides wonderfully neutral coherent sound. |
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