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a question about ribbon tweeters

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BS64

I wasn't sure whether to post this in Speaker, Vintage, or Planar, but here I am...

I have a refurbed pair of Infinity RS-4/B's. I just now put my system back together after a 5 year hiatus, and I never really got a chance to listen to the Infinitys before putting the system to the side. But now that I have it back up and running, I'm wondering which speaker placement is best for these speakers.

In general, should these speakers face straight forward, or toed-in? Should they be closer together with the listening position further back? Or chair closer with speakers further apart and toed-in facing the listening position? I assume that the dispersion pattern for these tweeters is more horizontal than vertical.

I know that the real answer lies in experimentation and my personal preference. But I have a lot of work to do with the room, component and speaker isolation, and the stuff being stored in said room. I would like to start with a positioning set-up that is considered "optimum" while I work on the room and make changes along the way.

Thanks in advance for any experience or advice you can share...

Follow Ups:

room dimensions? - farfetched 09:23:36 01/27/25 (2)
That helps. Also what E-Stat said about the rule of thirds. You may find it simply works, and you are nearly done re: location.

Pointing straight ahead with tweeters out is my preference. But that is with magnepans.
/ optimally proportioned triangles are our friends
- The room... - BS64 13:44:29 01/28/25 (1)
  It's a tricky one. It's the bonus room over our 2-car garage, so a suspended floor. It is 17'W x 19'L with 10' ceiling. However, on the 17' walls, the ceiling begins at the top of a 5' knee wall and then slopes upward at a 45 deg angle. To add to the challenge, the 17' wall behind the speakers has 2 dormer/window openings that extend from floor to ceiling.
  
  The door/hallway coming into the room is about 1/3 the distance from the opposite 17' wall. If I were to put the speakers along that wall, I would be walking into the left channel as I enter the room.
  
  I was moving the speakers around last week and ended up, by luck, about 1/3 from the side walls. The fronts of the speakers are about 5' out from the rear wall. This eliminated some bass bloom, for sure.
  
  The room is a bit of a mess. Once I get some things straightened out, I can post a couple of pictures. I do have some DIY treatments, i.e., moving blankets on the side walls. And some rock wool if I want to put together some bass traps. But after eliminating the bass bloom it sounds pretty darn good.
  
  Gear: Cary Audio 303/300 cdp, Zero Zone tube preamp (12AX7 x 4, C-J knock-off?), B&K Reference 4420 amp, RS-4/B's. IC's are Audio Art Cable IC-3 rca, currently using a run of ethernet cable to each speaker.
  - RE: The room... - MaggiesAndCats 06:25:54 02/03/25 (0)
    The Limage method works well for me in a 12 x 17 room. Your room sounds much more challenging...
    
    Regards,
    
    Steve
"Rule of Thirds" - E-Stat 11:54:07 01/24/25 (1)
works for me as it did for the mentor who suggested it.

Begin by positioning speakers at thirds of room width and length. Minimizes room modes. Fine tune from there.
- RE: "Rule of Thirds" - BS64 13:21:21 01/28/25 (0)
  TY, E-Stat, for the reminder of the thirds rule. It's definitely been a while. See my response to farfetched above.

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