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As usual in audio, no consensus here.

Andy, some of that may come from a lack of definition of what "back against the wall" actually means. Initially I was thinking your head (ears) might be 10-15" from the back wall. That would be bad in my opinion. Just walk around your current room if your system is set up and notice the bloated bass when your head is that close to any wall.

So I was surprised to read some of the replies here, especially Jim Smith's. But then I noted he is talking about 36" out which could be significantly better.

BTW, for your and Jim's information, John Dunlavy was an American (born in Texas I believe). He moved from Texas to Oz when he expanded his Duntech product line. Later, he returned to the US, eventually producing DAL speakers in Colorado. And yes, he did recommend "near wall" seating. I suspect that was for two reasons. First his speakers, both Duntechs and DALs sounded best when placed well away from side walls, thus he suggested long wall placement in most rooms. Unless the room was fairly wide, that necessitated the listener would be near the back wall. Second, John loved the bass range (another understanding on my part, he played the stand-up bass), just look at the bass drivers in most of his designs. Thus a little "extra" warmth from near wall seating possibly pleased him.

This won't be the same as actual experience in your new room but can you run an experiment in your current room? Place your seat against a wall with the speakers the approximate distance away they would be in your new room, then judge how it sounds. Further experiment by moving your seat out in 2" increments until you are at least 36" away from the wall and see how that sounds to you. Hopefully from that you can then direct your architect.

Good luck.

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Edits: 03/12/12
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