I have lived with a 16x12 room for ~20 yrs. now and have tried dozens of different speaker positions; and what has worked best for me is an "asymmetrical placement". Meaning the speakers aren't placed on the long or short wall but instead I had them firing across the diagonals of the room. With MUCH trial and error I was able to find spots where the bass didn't boom (and obscure detail) and I could have a wide/deep sound stage with palpable/dimensional images populating that space.
Eventually I found several "G" spots of the room.
Have tried it successfully at other friends systems so it's not just a my room thing. The biggest hurdle for most people seems to be that it looks funny and/or their significant other wouldn't go for it.
Let me know if anyone out there tries this and agrees it has merits.
Eventually I found several "G" spots of the room.
Have tried it successfully at other friends systems so it's not just a my room thing. The biggest hurdle for most people seems to be that it looks funny and/or their significant other wouldn't go for it.
Let me know if anyone out there tries this and agrees it has merits.