Vandersteen 5A Speakers

Hi Tdaudio

Yes I have treatment on the first and second reflection points and also behind my seating position whitch is 28" to the rear wall behind me. The 3A's sound great. I just always wanted to try to get a pair of the 5A's. It's been my dream for a long time.

Larry, you should know as well as anybody, that speakers like the Vandy's will need a minimum of space between the listener and the speakers for proper driver integration.

Of course, you're right up to a point. Here's that point.
My comments were, that the size room he has, depending on which wall he uses, accommodates this.
About 8' listening distance is the reccommended for most 'fixed' time aligned, (I made that up, that was THIEL's).
So, if he goes three feet into the room,(with speaker placement) then comes a like three feet in,(into the room with his chair) he's about nine feet away,(allowing for the depth of the speaker), he's more than that minimum.
Again, I PERSONALLY would try it...that doesn't mean that any sane person would try it...but the drive for great audio, is almost a biological urge in my lexicon.

Good listening,
Larry

Larry, I too prefer a near field listening position. I currently sit a little over 9' from my speakers, though if the room allowed I would sit perhaps as much as another foot away. I was just concerned that some might take the "...I can put my chair where ever I want when litening {sic} time is available." , as an appropriate strategy for use with the Vandersteens.

By the way, the tilt chart in the 3A Sig manual also shows a minimum listening distance of 8 feet. However, the 5As are twice as deep as the 3As (20" vs. 10.5").