Speaker set up and IRREGULAR rooms.


For some odd reason a closet was built in my living room. It juts out from the right side wall ahead of my listening spot. It actually limits where my listening position can be. Future plans do include removing it but in the mean time I have a question about positioning of my floor standers. Because of the closet it effectively makes it so that if I were to draw an imaginary line from the face of my closet to the back wall I'm at 11.5 ft. room width. Past the closet and to the right of the speaker it opens into the dining room. What does anyone think about placing the right speaker outside the imaginary line effectively in the area leading to the dining room? it is still clearly fully visible though I'm sure I'm getting some of the output bouncing off the side wall of the closet. I ask because it allows me to get a lot more distance between mains. I have Dali Opticon 8s and placed as so they sound pretty fantastic. 
dadork
@elliotnewcombjr Perhaps I didn't explain myself clearly. There is no corner for my right speaker as there is no wall. There is an opening into the diningroom. It is 9 feet from the back wall to the side of the offending closet farthest from me. Right now if a wall were to appear it would dissect my woofers right down the middle. Since my post I have been working on distance from back wall to get a good balance between bass response, soundstage depth and width and imaging. The spot I found puts them 54" from front of speaker to back wall. WAF is poor as it really narrows the walk space between said closet and speaker. The good thing is I won't cave if this proves to be the best position. My right side sub is a good foot and a half into the other area angled towards me.
Asymmetrical rooms can make great listening areas. My space is highly asymmetrical and is the best space I have heard. I would continue what you are doing and enjoy. 
dadork, the most important concept is to make your speaker's environments symmetrical.  That does not mean the room has to be symmetrical. If one speaker is in a corner the other should be also. The farther away you maintain symmetry the better but you can loosen up after 5 feet. if at 7 feet there is a window on the right there does not have to be one at 7 feet on the left. After 10 feet the more irregular the room the better. You are trying to keep both speakers as efficient with as close to identical frequency response and radiation pattern as you can. In a really bad situation digital room control can be a help but it is always better to give the speakers the best environments you can. Some speakers are more tolerant of aberrant situations, planar dipoles in particular. You can throw them anywhere and they will image pretty well which is what I think draws a lot of people to them. In my book it is all about the image. I use DSP and I can change the tonal balance of the system any old which way but I can not make a system that is set up poorly image. I can improve it a little maybe but it will never be as good as the best.






Right speaker in a corner,...
left is just inside a large hallway, going to 2 rooms and stairs to basement.

right always seems louder and better.

  Had to move speakers for a long time to try to get it right,...

now I just deal with it, 
I came from a near perfect room setup and turned everything 90 degree so now one speaker is near a corner and the other is more in the open. At some point I stopped offering higher advice on cables and the like because I believed in the synergy of the room.

You need to play with distances from the wall you do have. My left speaker is now a little farther out than the right. Treatment attempts will take some experimentation with eyes closed too. 95% of times our eyes are awesome but they can get in the way if you believe the symmetry is important.

In the end there is greatness in audio and you will find the magic in the setup. Take your time and experiment as you can. Sometimes it's a little windy when you go fishing. Sometimes you want to put the gas pedal down but there are kids in the car. You need a long game approach (unless you get out the hammer and nails).

Maybe put a large potted plant (not a pot plant, or maybe) behind the speaker to help it aesthetically. Can you put a lamps and chair there to help it look better? Work on toe in too. Greatness will prevail if you put in the time and go through the process. I'm not one to put more in the way of the signal, as mentioned above, but we all have different ways of getting there. In the end you are the only one that is listening so if you can find the groove (and aesthetics for family), great. 

I'm still a proponent of proper symmetry but I surprised myself with the magic I got with good gear in an asymmetrical setup. I don't have the time or interest to read about but I am curious if our minds begin to fill in some of this stuff too. One last thought on this is- I don't know how well your current speakers meet your priorities in relation the your room, but that's a whole different conversation.