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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.

g2the2nd
deep_333
1,468 posts
 

Most dudes who fire it forward tend to have a hot tweeter.

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noromance
9,865 posts
 

Spendors, straight ahead. Better soundstaging. Nothing to do with hot tweeter.

Most dudes who fire it forward tend to have a hot tweeter.

ghdprentice
7,135 posts
 

There are many reasons to fire straight forward, many have nothing to do with hot tweeters. 

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roxy54
8,032 posts
 

All other factors being equal, I have found that every speaker requires different (if any) toe-in. I have also occasionally experienced the need to change positioning based on a change in electronics .

rmdmoore
168 posts
 

I have 3 setups of highly different calibur. My main system with Vandersteen Quattro Woods, a second system with Vandersteen IICe, and a 3rd with older pioneer HPM60s. All of them face straight forward. My experience is that you can dial in the center image to be pinpoint with toe in but you lose a ton in terms of soundstage width and depth. I've tried it all different ways with all the speakers. No toe in for me

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