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Genesis 1.1, Infinity IRS V, 4 chasiss speakers

All 4 chassis monstrosities....seven and a half foot tall behemoths. Assuming the room is big enough for these speakers, what would be the optimum distance from speaker to listener seating?

How far apart should the two ribbon/tweeter towers be apart?
How far out should the bass towers be from the ribbon towers? How far out from the rear wall should they be?

I have a very large room and I would like an idea on what the configuration would be for optimum listening. I plan to make a complete makeover of my system in 18 months and I'd like to know how much room they would take up for optimum performance. Most of the photos of these speakers that I've seen seem to be in cramped rooms.

thanks,

mitch
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My room is 22 ft x 70 ft with a 20 ft high ceiling....the listening area is 22 ft x 40 ft. I was wondering about the feasibility of putting them against the long wall. Six feet out from the wall would give me another 16 feet back of listening area.

Although I have never heard either of these speakers, I did have some concerns about the separate bass towers blending seamlessly with the ribbons....you have the proprietary servo-amps driving the bass towers and your own amp driving the ribbon towers....it seems a natural that this could pose some problems.
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Thanks for the info and pics on you system Rwd.....You are using tubes on top and SS on the bottom in a 4 chassis setup......any problem with the woofers and mid/tweet columns getting in sync using two different types of amps?
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Ekovalsky,

Do those Tact Audio S-2150 amps give you enough serious muscle to drive those woofer columns to serious chest thumping bass?

Man, those are some awesome looking speakers!
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