Speaker placement

Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited June 2004 in Speakers
I'm sure most of you guys know this already, but it doesn't hurt to review the fundamentals -- Play around with speaker placement.

Today, I moved each of my speakers about three inches closer (laterally) on my 2-channel rig and it made a noticeable difference. Then I moved them about 1 foot closer each and it sounded like an entirely new system. The Lsi7's were really jammin'. Vocals sound more realistic and the speakers blend much better together.

Initially, I was reluctant to move the speakers because now they are right in front of the living room windows. The WAF ain't gonna like it, so I'll have to put on her favorite music and let her listen to the "new" system so she can draw her own conclusion. So far it's the best tweak I've made, and it's FREE.
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • Terrax
    Terrax Posts: 483
    edited June 2004
    I couldn't agree more, and is something I have experimented with for a long time. Speaker placement is crucial to soundstaging and the overall harmonic value of any system, be it, HT or 2 channel. Some people though, I don't think, even know how good their system could be sounding with a little effort of experimentation. But, of course there are others that do, and just do it without a 2nd thought. It is most certainly one of the best tweaks a person can improve upon. Good post, Early! :cool:
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited June 2004
    Absolutely. Cheapest upgrade out there. I couldn't believe that just a few inches of movement made such a difference. The sweet spot for mine is 11.5" from the backwall, 9ft apart, and an inch of toe-in. I even noticed a difference replacing the cheese-ball plastic spikes with brass spikes.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • Terrax
    Terrax Posts: 483
    edited June 2004
    The following link provides some very useful information about speaker placement. Some of you I'm sure have already checked this out before, but if not, doesn't hurt to take a gander. :D

    Just click on the room setup link.

    http://www.cardas.com/insights/index.html
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2004
    If you turn your speakers around completely, so that they are facing the wall, they function just like a Bose.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited June 2004
    If you turn your speakers around completely, so that they are facing the wall, they function just like a Bose.

    :eek: :confused::D LOL! :p
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • Terrax
    Terrax Posts: 483
    edited June 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai
    If you turn your speakers around completely, so that they are facing the wall, they function just like a Bose.

    pfft!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,056
    edited June 2004
    Originally posted by dorokusai
    If you turn your speakers around completely, so that they are facing the wall, they function just like a Bose.


    we'd still get better sound !!
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