Does anybody change their speaker placement with different types of music and bands?


Does anybody change their speaker placement with different types of music and bands?
I am wondering if if different music has an overall best position, ex. near field for such and such, speakers wide apart for types of imaging. I feel it might have to depend on recording and mastering? stereo or mono? 
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Showing 1 response by douglas_schroeder

This is actually a very good question. Kudos to the OP for thinking creatively. It may be true, not sure, but you'll find very few people wiling to put in the time and effort to do so. Listening habits, i.e. playing one artist for a week, etc. versus a variety of artists daily, would dictate the (im)practicality of it. 

There is no "perfect" positioning; subjectivity is inherently involved in the home environment. Audiophiles can revisit the seating position as well as the positioning, baffle slope, toe in, etc. of the speakers. 

I know of no one who repositions for each selection played, but in terms of speakers used, a different position for each particular speaker would not be unreasonable. You could always move the listening chair to suit your fancy as a means of getting into or out of the soundstage. 

In my experience I have found that a favorable positioning of the speakers relative to the chair is gratifying with all music. I do occasionally experiment with width, toe in and distance from the chair, as well as speaker distance from head wall.  YMMV