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5.1 System Front Speaker Separation B&W 802D

I am moving into a new house in August and need some guidance on speakers separation. The room is 18' x 16' (5.5m x 4.9m), Front L/R speakers will be on the 18' wall. I intend to install all the speaker cabling in the wall out of sight. What is a good starting point (speaker separation) for the front B&W 802D speakers? I realize ultimately trial and error will optimize the speaker positioning, I am just looking for a good starting point for the speaker cables to come out from behind wall.

The rest of the system is all B&W; HTM2D center, N805 rear surround L/R and ASW850 sub. Power amp is a McIntosh MC207 (7x200W), I intend to bi-amp the front L/R speakers so I can use all 7 channels of the MC207.

Thanks in advance for your help/guidance.

Marcus
mgattmch
mgattmch OP
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helomech
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802Ds come with casters don't they? If so, the Sumiko Master Set positioning method should be easy enough:

https://www.thesoundapprentice.com/2019/11/sumiko-speaker-placement-guide.html?m=1


mgattmch OP
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Yes they do come with casters. However, the speaker wires will be installed before the speakers arrive. Hence my question. I certainly intend to leave enough wire sticking out the wall so I can move the speakers up to 2-3 feet in any direction.
erik_squires
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Why does Audiogon automatically alter discussion titles containing B&W to B&W?

It’s actually a bug in how it renders the ampersand. It’s kind of an HTML thing.  I'm sure there are probably a lot of other special characters that cause this effect, but ampersand is the most prevalent.
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