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RE: question on front speaker setup?

Posted by Inmate51 on September 13, 2014 at 08:52:23

In Reply to: question on front speaker setup? posted by seanrichard on September 12, 2014 at 17:24:16:

Hi Seanrichard,

First of all, good pic and good explanation. Kudos to you for that!

I see a doorstop on the left. Can I assume that a door is a limiting factor on that side? If not, move the speakers out about six inches to the left and right, respectively, giving you another foot of separation.

Moving the speakers toward the wall will help with the low end. Doing so will raise the maximum cancellation frequency to about the 500 Hz region, and I doubt that that will be an issue. You will likely have to adjust your bass/EQ somewhat.

I don't think your toe-in is excessive, except for the short distance from them to the sofa. That currently is your limiting factor - the short distance to the listening area. I think if you move them closer to the wall, that toe-in will work well in providing a wider "sweet spot" at the sofa, but that's also dependent upon the dispersion chararacteristics of the speakers. It seems that they're about a foot and a half from the wall. I'd put them, with the current toe-in, right up against the wall. That only gets you another foot, but, in a small-ish space, that makes a difference.

Just fyi, the equilateral triangle thing is just a guideline starting point, NOT a rule.

In a nutshell, use the current toe-in, move them back, and separate them a little more if possible. This will widen your "sweet spot" and let you have a bit more ambient sound at your ears.

Hope this helps!

:)

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