Klipsch Cornwall IV

Well that name was assigned 50 years and 4 models ago. Doesn’t mean it still applies. Look at Khorn - latest model doesn’t need to be in corner. 
Just wondering how far from wall owners have seen best results?

Nobody said they HAD to be placed near a corner/wall. It does apply just like AUDIO NOTE speakers will always work near a Corner/Wall. They are designed to do so. Go to the Klipsch site and see where they are placed OR look at any of their advertisements/brochures. ALSO watch ZERO FIDELITY’s review on Youtube. His Room is only 9 x 12 so guess what....they arent very far from the wall at all.

I think placing them too close to a wall or a corner diminishes their potential. NEAR a wall or corner is good. I have mine approx. 3 ft from the corner and this works very well.

As for the question on soundstage and imaging, they are very good at this, better than you would think a horn would be. They don't image like a monitor or some big name tower speakers, but they have a very 3 dimensional quality, not flat at all.

Oz

in general, speaker placement (and subwoofer placement, as appropriate) relative to room boundaries and the listening area is a key variable that each owner can play with ad infinitum... different positionings are one of the best offers in our pursuit -- cost free endless trials in the sanctuary of your own home  :)

some speakers need room to breathe, others can use some boundary reinforcement for bass frequencies, some are best heard near field, others need some distance for driver integration... and so on

it just takes commitment, effort, fortitude, patience (and is some cases, a strong back and a willing accomplice!)... but getting it right is its own, substantial reward -- you finally get what you paid for when you shelled out the long green to buy all the gear !!!

Of course. Most understand all of that. So far we have one response of someone placing them 3 ft from corners. Just wondering what others are doing. I don’t have the speakers so I can’t experiment with them. I have a friend who may be interested in the speakers and would benefit in advance from knowing how others place theirs so that he can decide whether his room/placement constraints might work or whether there is little chance.  Interested in feedback from actual owners, not marketing spiel from mfg