Maximum distance from my monitors


OK guys, here's the scoop. I have my speakers set up in a way less than optimal position. I'm sitting in a pefect triangle, however, I'm just six feet from my speakers which are also 6 feet apart. They are 6" from the back wall and my listening chair is right against the wall that's behind it(chair). Terrible!, I know. Finally, (diamond stud earrings helped, of course), my wife is going to let me move my system to the other side of the living room. I'm going to place the speakers (the best I can do, given my room dimensions) toed in slightly, 2 feet from the side walls and 3 1/2 feet from the back wall.---6 feet apart. My listening chair will have 3 feet behind it before the wall. I'll be 12 feet from the speakers. Is this too far? Will I be giving up anything? I can get closer, but that will require moving a chair closer, when listening, to make that happen. The, chair, although movable, has to remain where it is for optimal living. Not listening, though. I'd appreciate feedback on the distances. Given, where my speakers were (on the long wall, as well) and where they will be now, I'm excited about the anticipated improvement, regardless. SOUNDSTAGE!, alone will do it, for me. I'm just waiting on an electician (my electrician loves me. thinks I'm nuts, of course) to put in the dedicated lines/Hubbells; and then I'm off. Should be a day or two. I hope I gave you enough info. Thanks in advance, my fellow audiophools. peace, warren
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Move the chair. Somewhere arround an equilateral triangle seems to work best - you're still getting a seamless sound stage, although it can wrap arround you nearly 180 degrees.(I'm at 7' from a line drawn through my tweeters which are 8' apart - making for a triangle 8' on all sides. A little in either direction can make big differences in both this area and where you are in relation to bass peaks/nulls.

You also get a different balance between the direct sound and reflections when you're closer. Up close it's clearer, you have better image focus/precision, and I think the inner detail resolves itself better.

Play with it ! Speaker placement is free.