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Speaker Placement and Toe-In

I just spent hours moving my Sopra 2’s with them sitting on the Townshend’s podiums #3. I kept intense measurements. My speakers are 115" from the woofer center to the other speaker woofer. I am sitting at that same distance from the L&R speakers’ middle centerline. They are 37" from the sidewalls to the sidewalls of the speaker.

I used one of those air bladder wedges that are used for lifting car doors and lifted each leg individually of the Townshend podium just enough to slide a furniture mover/disc under each leg.

What I found is that I prefer no Toe-In. That is, I prefer the speakers straight out into the room.

At least at this moment I am content.

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erik_squires
16,017 posts
 

yeay. :)  Many speakers are designed for just such placement.

dadork
632 posts
 

Dali doesn't recommend any toe in and so far I'd have to agree.

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noromance
9,732 posts
 

My Spendors like straight ahead too. 

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holmz
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What I found is that I prefer no Toe-In. That is, I prefer the speakers straight out into the room.

If your room was reflective, then you might like toe in.

The fact that you like no toe in, to me says more about your room, than about your speakers.

 

My (different speakers) are toed in, but the speakers and the room, are both different than yours.

 

There is no easy way to get to this point, without just moving and listening… but you got there.

 

Do you have a link for the air bladder wedge?

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bkeske
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@holmz 

The fact that you like no toe in, to me says more about your room, than about your speakers.

Bingo. My Treo’s have minor toe-in (had very little). But, something was bothering me yesterday, I didn’t feel I was getting a wide enough stage, and I know this sounds counter intuitive, but I toed-in both just slightly, and, wala, it worked. Wider stage.

No doubt, I chalk this up to my room more than the speakers.

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