Monitor 70 Speaker placement

TNBear
TNBear Posts: 4
edited February 2014 in Vintage Speakers
Ok, I've got the speakers 9 feet from each ear and they are just about 9 feet apart as well. That's about all the space I have at the moment. But I am wondering about whether to toe these speakers in or not? The documentation that they came with seems to suggest that they face directly forward the way the old SDA's did. Any input would be appreciated.
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited February 2014
    Try it out and see what sounds best to you. I would think a toe in would be better but I'm not in your room.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited February 2014
    Just let your ear be the judge. But when I had 70's I preferred them toed in only about an inch. Aiming them directly at me muddied up the sound a bit. But its really hard to answer that for you.
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  • TNBear
    TNBear Posts: 4
    edited February 2014
    So I toed them in by about an inch on both sides. Much to my surprise the sound stage is actually wider and deeper. Bass is more coherent and crisp. The speakers themselves are less present, they seem more invisible. I don't hear anything that makes me want to go back to the straight ahead config. Thanks!
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  • Hofy
    Hofy Posts: 169
    edited February 2014
    That is half the fun of audio, trying something for improvement that doesnt cost anything!
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