Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement


So, of course, after a hard day’s work, I had nothing better to do than futz around with speaker placement. After some trial and error, I found that my speakers (JA Pulsars non-graphene) work best when pointed straight ahead with no toe-in. When placing them, I inadvertently put the left speaker about 1/2" closer to the side wall than the right speaker. They were previously exactly the same distance from each side wall. With this new, slightly unequal placement, the speakers completely disappear. This was confirmed by my wife who, without any prompting, told me that the music now seems to be coming from out of nowhere, whereas it was directional previously. I can’t explain this phenomenon ... does 1/2" really make that much of a difference? HEY, turn off your dirty minds. wink Any opinions would be welcome. Thanks.
rlb61

I agree that it's the toe-in that made the change. I would move one speaker the 1/2" difference to the sidewall (so that they are both equal distance) for even better performance.

As @drrsutliff said distance between speakers may effect imaging.

And yes, 1/2 an inch matters. Even a 1/4 but I only measure to 1/8 cause I’m OCD.

When I got my latest pair of speakers I was constantly moving them for about 6 months in very small increments.  At one point I found that magic spot and it was after repositioning them only about an inch!  Keep in mind that rooms are not really acoustically symmetrical, windows, an extra chair that is only on one side of the room so moving only one speaker can make a big difference!