Are my fronts too far apart from one another?

oleon621
oleon621 Posts: 178
edited May 2013 in Speakers
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Seating distance is about 10 feet and so are the distances from one left speaker to the right speaker
Front- RTI A7,(powered by ADCOM GFA 5500)
Center- CSI5,
Surrounds- RTI 6 and Rear Surrounds- TS 15.
TV-Panasonic P55ST50
SUB-SVS PB10-NSD and PSW505
Receiver- Yamaha Aventage RX-A2000
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited May 2013
    They are not too far apart, that big red border against the grey wall was the same color scheme of my bedroom in the 80's. I also had matching grey black and red drapes and bed spread
  • oleon621
    oleon621 Posts: 178
    edited May 2013
    Thanks for the input. Just wanted to make sure they weren't too far apart. I actually got the paint scheme from some magazine. Maybe the 80's are back :wink: I really like it. Should I have the RTI's close to the wall? They're about a foot away from the wall and that's probably the most I can do.
    Front- RTI A7,(powered by ADCOM GFA 5500)
    Center- CSI5,
    Surrounds- RTI 6 and Rear Surrounds- TS 15.
    TV-Panasonic P55ST50
    SUB-SVS PB10-NSD and PSW505
    Receiver- Yamaha Aventage RX-A2000
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited May 2013
    Try toeing them in more and see if they sound better to you or not.
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  • oleon621
    oleon621 Posts: 178
    edited May 2013
    Face wrote: »
    Try toeing them in more and see if they sound better to you or not.

    I'll give that a go. Should I run my YPAO system again after the toe in?
    Front- RTI A7,(powered by ADCOM GFA 5500)
    Center- CSI5,
    Surrounds- RTI 6 and Rear Surrounds- TS 15.
    TV-Panasonic P55ST50
    SUB-SVS PB10-NSD and PSW505
    Receiver- Yamaha Aventage RX-A2000
  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited May 2013
    Yes, you will want to re-run it after any changes
    Home Theater
    Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
    Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
    Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
    Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
    Two Channel
    Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV
  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,780
    edited May 2013
    Don't look too far apart to me. Toe in would be my suggestion as well.
  • Poolgod69
    Poolgod69 Posts: 184
    edited May 2013
    What type of stand is your center elevated on? I like that!
    Marantz SR 5010
    Kenwood DR-V5070
    Polk RTi A9- Mains
    CSI A6- Center
    Elemental Designs A2-300 Subwoofer
    Panamax M4300-PM Power Conditioner

    Working on updating my set up :rolleyes:
  • oleon621
    oleon621 Posts: 178
    edited May 2013
    Haven't tired the toe in yet because the whole family is home but will do as soon as the house is empty. As far as the stand, it's actually off a Samsung tv. Tv is mounted in the living room so I just used it as a stand. I thought it looked good too, thanks @poolgod69
    Front- RTI A7,(powered by ADCOM GFA 5500)
    Center- CSI5,
    Surrounds- RTI 6 and Rear Surrounds- TS 15.
    TV-Panasonic P55ST50
    SUB-SVS PB10-NSD and PSW505
    Receiver- Yamaha Aventage RX-A2000
  • eclypse
    eclypse Posts: 595
    edited May 2013
    haha good idea! I've done the same with my Pany Plasma TV Stand for my LSIM center speaker! Added the sticky rubber feet to the stand so I don't damage the speaker and its holding strong up on top of my 82" DLP on a shelf.

    Also the speakers look fine. Just make sure that the tweeter is ear level with the seating position and with the toe in you want the speakers pointed directly at you if your seating position is center of the tv. So you want a Triangle shape between the speakers and the seating position.

    I wish I could push my front speakers out further then they are as there right next to the screen on both sides. I've read ideally you want like atleast 3 feet of space between the center speaker and the fronts for good sound seperation.
    Full 5 channel set of Polk Audio
    Fronts - LSiM 705
    Center - LSiM 706c
    Sides - LSiM 703
    Mits WD-82842 82" DLP 3DTV
    Denon AVR-3313CI Receiver
    Emotiva stealth DC-1
    Emotiva XPA-2/Fronts XPA-3 Center-surrounds
    Oppo 103

    Loving the new Family! :)
  • oleon621
    oleon621 Posts: 178
    edited May 2013
    Ok guys so I did the toe in and I feel that the sound stage is directed more at me. Of course I sit in the sweet spot but now the sound just meshes well together in the center. Thanks
    Front- RTI A7,(powered by ADCOM GFA 5500)
    Center- CSI5,
    Surrounds- RTI 6 and Rear Surrounds- TS 15.
    TV-Panasonic P55ST50
    SUB-SVS PB10-NSD and PSW505
    Receiver- Yamaha Aventage RX-A2000
  • specd_out
    specd_out Posts: 505
    edited May 2013
    mine are just a far apart. I prefer it for HT. For music they should be closer together but its not a huge deal. You may want to get a wider tv stand. This way the speakers wont look so far out
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  • theshawn
    theshawn Posts: 70
    edited May 2013
    Depends on what you use them for, on the whole I don't think 10' is too far it's just the farther apart you go the smaller or farther out the musical sweet spot imo. Toe in helps though. I'd just play around with it til' you find the distance that gives you the sound you prefer. If you're mostly using for HT though then probably not as big a deal. Playing with speaker placement can have a bigger effect than some think so I would advise experimenting.