Speaker Set-Up: Use of a Plumb Bob

If you do as you have, the difference is probably infinately small & even un noticable. Less than if you have one in an awkward spot in a room, meaning the area has an open door close by or an L shape or a bunch of other things. Get them as close as possible to the ideal. Rugs & funiture should also be considered.

I'll try the plumb bob. Most of the time I just use a tape measure to properly situate my speakers.

Hello, Onhwy61 gives true advice, the closer they are to exactly imitating each other, the more exact everything is going to sound. I believe that after all else is said and done, many people neglect the last ounce of attention to detail with regard to exact speaker adjustments. yes, fore/aft & L/R are obviously key factors but getting the rake angle can also be very influential with most speakers and absolutely critical with others.Generally speaking, cone speakers are probably more forgiving but this angle can be the final factor when it comes to locking in imaging and improving location and placement of performers and their spatial characteristics.
Planar speakers are often much more dependent on rake angle being even and precise as it will truly snap the final focus into place. My planars are exactly rake adjusted [with plumb bob] to within 1/16th" as are the toe in measurements too.When they are out of adjustment I can tell...but [while keeping them basically level for the other placement adjustments],save rake as the last adjustment you make and you'll see ("hear') what I mean. Yes,it's worth the extra effort. Good luck.

I did not use a Plumb- Bob to set up my speakers, but my friend Billy Bob helped.

I often read about people with much more experienced ears than my own making 1/16th or 1/8th inch adjustments to their speaker positions until "everything snaps into focus."

If that's the case, then wouldn't one have to have his head in exactly the same position, in all planes, to keep everything in focus? To move one ear 1/8th inch closer to the speaker and the other 1/8th inch further away only requires an almost imperceptible turn of the head.

I am not a skilled listener, so I'm not saying that people who do hear the difference are wrong, I'm just wondering if I should spend the time making many, many very small adjustments to my speakers. My head position when I listen can vary several inches in different directions due to a variety of factors.

So let me just ask, who has experienced the one exact right position for speakers and who has tried but did not find it. No one is right or wrong, just what was your own experience?