Speaker Positioning


I know from speaker position is critical in achieving the best results from a given system. Is there a dynamic way to measure placement of each speaker to make certain they are the exact same distances from back/side wall, cabinets, seating, etc. beyond a measuring tape and listening to the results? Seems to me if minor differences pay large returns, you could be tinkering with this a long time.  Thanks for the indulgence.  
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@audio2design, more critical is ear placement on ones head.  I had mine adjusted to be perfectly equidistant from a center line I had tattooed down the center of my face.

Once I got my ears properly placed, the imaging really snapped into focus.  Highly recommended but as always, ymmv.
My oppinion on this is to get it close but don’t loose sleep over 1/8 of an inch.  I also think that sometimes its better to not have them at the same exact distancE from the walls because of frequencies cancelling each other out.  Also, your room is probably not perfectly square.  I like to do what MC says but then use a string japed to where your head is then pull the string tight to one tweeter.  Hold that position on the string now walk over to the other speaker and make it the same distance.  
Distance to speakers and equal angles to the speakers is more important than equal distance to walls.

Shoot, speakers are going to have sliggt differences between the drivers and crossover components.

I’ve been using Sonarworks reference 4 correction software and my speakers measured slightly different between the 2 channels.  I was within + or - 3 db the whole range but with correction on, the image is perfectly centered and the frequency is flatter.  Im not certain the cost sonically speaking though of using this program.  A bit too early to tell if its something I will use all the time, part of the time or none.
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As for speaker placement, I just switched my rig from the short wall to the long wall.  Pulled the speakers a ridiculous distance away from the front wall in order to smooth out the bass as much as possible.  Its a nearfield setup now which allows me to hear more detail.  I still have a great soundstage.  Nice and wide and deep too.  
Speaker placement can have huge effects on a speakers performance and its free so why not try a few different locations for fun!