Strange Klipsch thing

I would offer for consideration, that having speakers close to the wall compromises their opportunity to present the imaging that is on the recording.

Unsounds right.... hey post enough and you to can get lucky.

Yep, distance from rear wall and associated reflected sound is needed to create imaging depth.

mbl omni's set up accordingly do this to the max.

Reflected sound. So what you guys are saying is that depth is a coloration.

"Reflected sound. So what you guys are saying is that depth is a coloration."

I'm not, but I suppose you could call it that if you are in the camp that says all reflected sound is bad and should be avoided. It's an impossible goal in most any actual room save perhaps an anechoic chamber. WHo has one of those?

Are there speakers out there that can go directly up against the rear wall (or be wall mounted even perhaps in teh extreme case) and also be imaging depth champs? I seldom see any rigs set up with speakers flat against the rear wall or corners that have the option to do otherwise and still sound good. Most all I can think of that are designed to do a deep soundstage are also designed so the drivers (not necessarily the rear of the cabinets) are positioned somewhat away from the rear wall.

BTW imaging depth and quality is all relative. But the best I have heard in terms of depth of soundstage and imaging accuracy within it that I suggest to be the reference standard is the mbl omnis set up with major space(12-15 feet) set up behind them.

I've heard the exact same rig setup at a show way less optimally, and the soundstage and imaging was a shadow of that with the right setup, back with the pack for the most part, so you really have to hear tehse set up properly before you might have a clue what you might be missing.