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Speaker placement in a room with the best performance if it is close to a wall?

I'm looking at the Wilson SabrinaX, Magico A5, and the Focal Sopra N2, for purchase.  I know some speakers are VERY fussy on where they are placed, but I'm not able to put them a large distance from the wall, out into the room.  Does anyone have experience with placement issues for these 3 speakers?  I know tuning speaker position is important but sometimes ideal placement isn't always possible.  Which speaker is the LEAST fussy?  

markebrown01
markebrown01 OP
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Wow !!  Thats great info and quite frankly, after comparing the A3 and the A5 in a recent demo, I love this speaker.  The A5 has a much better midrange and tons of tight bass.  Also the soundstage made the speakers disappear, and the offaxis sound was great as well.  I will reach out to Peter Mackay and also get his advise.

Thank you so much for the info.      

erik_squires
16,388 posts
 

OP: they are really great off-axis.  For this reason you may have good luck with severe toe-in.  Just something to keep in mind.

skyscraper
831 posts
 

You're welcome markkebrown01. I wish I could afford Magico's A5's, but still love my A3's nonetheless. 

Mike

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