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Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why.

I’ve been experimenting with toe in and tweeter position (inside v. outside) for my LRS and ProAC Studio 3 speakers. My listening position is about 8.5 feet from the speakers front surface.

In both cases I ended up with tweeters on the inside and zero toe in. I like the more immersive soundstage I get with zero toe in. I sacrifice a little of the lock in for the center image.

Zero toe in also makes my sweet spot for listening a little wider.

Sorry about the incorrect spelling and the missing question mark in the subject. I couldn’t edit the subject.

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secretguy
1,727 posts
 

I've done both. With my Maggies, I have the tweets on the outside. I honestly din;t hear much difference regarding toe. Contrary to old wives tales, Maggie ribbons have excellent dispersion.

snapsc
681 posts
 

I had the LRS+ with no toe in and tweeters on the outside creating a huge soundstage. I have the Mofi Sourcepoint 8s pointed at my shoulders to get the best blend of soundstage and imaging. 

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kr4
3,691 posts
 

I've use the straight-forward, no toe-in for my three front speakers when they were Revel Studio 2s and, now, with my KEF Blade 2 Metas.  Both of these have quite flat off-axis FR.

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knotscott
954 posts
 

My room is pretty good size, and I sit quite a ways away, so am not sure a straight on setup would work so well, but ya never know until you try.

The ideal setup is unique to every speaker, room, and system, so what works great for one situation may or may not for another.  Experimentation recommended.

 

 

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ozzy
7,501 posts
 

I think that it also depends on how far away the listener is from the speakers.

ozzy

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