I found the sweet spot but it's 5ft off the floor

Relative to set-up, my room is smallish. It's 11'x14' with an 8 foot ceiling.
It will be somewhat of a challenge to give the speakers a 5 foot breather from the wall - but I'll try. I have hardwood floors with an area rug in the middle. The walls are not dampened - just normal walls with a few paintings hanging.
The speakers are currently straight. I tilted them forward last night by about 5 degrees but I did not notice any difference; the sweet spot was still 5 feet off the floor. Also, the sweet spot is very wide/long at this height; whether I was 3 feet or 10 feet away from the speakers, the sound was outstanding 5 feet off the floor.
Let me know if you need more information.

Magfan, I turned the speakers around and had tweeters in/out but still got the same results. I pulled the speakers forward about 3 feet and brought my listening chair closer and then I narrowed the gap between the speakers.
I made one change at a time and each time listened to the same musical passage. It seems to me that when I brought the speakers closer to one another, the sound had more depth. I'll listen a few days and then tweak the set-up some more.
The fuses were good. Phase was confirmed. I don't know what you mean by toe in?
Thanks for the help so far.

Magfan, thanks for the Toe explanation. The outer toes are further away from the wall.

I'm not sure if I need to start another thread but do you have any experience on how to fix mylar that is pleated?
I discovered a couple of days ago that when I played music with a boomier base one of my speakers was vibrating in the upper woofer area. I never noticed this before, I'm guessing because I used these maggies exclusively for jazz and classical.
I did some research and found that some owners had experienced similarly and discovered the root cause was the separation of the thin wire from the Mylar. Thinking this was the problem I proceeded to purchase the 3M adhesive from Magnaplan. When I removed the sock from the speaker I found the wires to be intact and well bonded to the mylar. Instead I found the mylar pleated at the top left corner of the frame. It looks like the film had not been stretched out properly during manufacturing. It's all bunched up in this area with an approximate coverage of 10 square inches. I confirmed that the cracking/buzzing/distorted sound was coming from the pleated area by playing the track that I originally discovered it with.
I opted not to touch it further but rather take photos and submit them to [email protected] with a report of my findings.
The warrantee expired in 08' but I'm hoping that they will recognize this to be a workmanship issue and make me whole. or at the very least, offer a quick fix.
I emailed my report and pics yesterday. I'll call on Thursday to see if they have logged my complaint and determine if they have made a disposition.
I tried pasting some pics of the pleats but it wont allow me to. Is there a way I can add photos to this site? I want to alert Maggie owners that such defect can occur and will most definitely affect sound. I never got an opportunity to audition these in the store. They were back-ordered and my decision to buy was based on an audition of a floor model. I probably used them for about 100 hours and they were packed in their original packaging for almost 4 years until I decided to set them up last weekend.

Thanks for the advice. I'll call Wendel. We probably have a great deal in common in terms of quality fundamentals as I have been in the quality/technical field for 25 years.

I'll keep you posted....

When I'm sitting in my listening chair my ears are 3.6 feet from the floor. In my case the music is much more dynamic and engaging at 5 feet plus.
By manipulating the speaker placement in my room, I was able to lower the sweet spot somewhat. It's much better now thanks to feedback I received from this thread.