Wilson Alexia V seating distance

Cardas says 1x distance.  

What happens if I'm closer than 1x.  If speakers are 10 feet width and I'm seating 8 feet away?  I assume I'm in the near field.  What do I lose in this near field.  

Read another manual and it says I should be between the 1.1 and 1.25x.  

So just wondering what happens in the near field.  I read a stronger phantom center. 

@gpgr4blu 

Thank you!

I had them toed in pretty extreme but they were far apart....maybe 10 feet wide and i was sitting 8 feet from the tweeter.   Room is NOT traditionally shaped.  The randomness of the room makes for some good acoustics I would say.  I don't think the boundaries play as big of roll as most rooms.  20 foot ceiling for the most of my living room....speakers are about 24" off the wall and it's the corner of the room.  back of the room is the kitchen/bar so lots of pieces to cause dispersion. 

I would say that at 8 feet away from 10 wide speakers the center vocal sound was crazy good.  Johnny Cash on American IV and many other vocals were right there....I didn't have time to evaluate the other elements before I rolled (yes my Wilson Alexia V are still on casters) closer together and lost this pronounced center vocal sound.  Trying to stay without the 1.1 to 1.25x...