Apogee stage manual speaker distance chart

Ok. Had a chance to examine your explanation. Currently on the way back from RMAF'n it up and my buddy is driving so I'm typing.

What you are saying is exactly what I assumed. I did have one apephany though. I thought that the distance from the rear wall was a suggested distance as opposed to that being totally arbitrary. I guess the thing that throws me off about the chart is the blank spaces under the 4' column. Have any light to shed there?

As a for instance, what would be the tilt back for a listening distance of 6' and the speakers 4' from the back wall? And why is there a measurement for tilt back at 3' but not 4'?

Thanks you for your detailed explanation above.

Thanks for the responses guys. I was sort of interested on other peoples respective 'takes' on the chart, concerned with the chart specifically. I can't make heads or tails of it.

Here's a link to the manual: http://www.apogeespeakers.com/manuals/stage_manual.pdf

I got these about 2 weeks ago. Coming from Maggie mg2's. The maggies cast larger images (a benefit of the size) aside from that, I'd say everything else the stages do better. I always thought the mid range of the maggies was awesome but the stages I believe have a more transparent midrange. I would describe the maggies mids as "wooly" in comparison. But there's no doubt about one thing, the bass and treble are much better served with the stages.

Using a Macintosh mx-110 tube pre and adcom 5500 MOSFET amp with 350w to 4 ohms. Mapleshade speaker cables bi-wired and blue jeans ic's. Taking shipment of a vpi hw-19 mk3 (will have soundsmith smmc3 cart) on Friday bought right here on agon. Coming from a kenwood kd-550 with stock arm which will now be doing mono duty.

What do you guys think?

Thinking of getting some mapleshade clearview ic's to replace the blue jeans from pre to amp. Thoughts? Anyone have experience with goin from blue jeans to mapleshade?

I run mapleshade speaker cable and love it. Went from monster zr1 (embarrassment) and it was like a blanket had been lifted off of my maggies. I was just wondering if the ic's had the same magic. I presume they do. The blue jeans are quite good though. My friend and I a/b'd some against kimber hero, silver streak and nordost red dawn and there was a difference but less than you'd think.

Anybody check out that chart in the above link? Able to make any sense of it?

Bombaywalla, thanks for your response. I'm at work presently but when I get off and have time to analyze your explanation I'll chime back and let you know. Thanks so much.

Rgs92, I've never been able to make my stages disappear but then again I've never really had the proper room for them either. I'm getting ready to move so I'm gonna try to find a room that'll accommodate them. Wish me luck. In general, have you (or whom ever is reading this) had better luck with the speakers firing down the room or across it?

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Andrew, if your're reading this, it's Whiznant, the guy with the Kuro.