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Planar speaker placement

Hi again. I just came across this, being new to the hobby, but would like to put it forth for those few who might not know it yet, and to get feedback from those that do and have experience with it. It being hk/limage theory speaker placement. I tried this with my Maggies and, holy cow. What a difference it made in my room! The speakers disapear from the room and the soundstage is amazing. The speakers are brought out about 40%of the room size from the wall, instead of the usual 2-4 ft, set very close to the sidewall, amd tweeters on inside. I'm sure the regulars here have heard about it, and would like to hear your thoughts. Thanks for your time.
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I am a little confused with your post . What factor has changed in this new speaker configuration v.s. your previous placement ? What aspect do you feel made the speakers disappear ? Is it the width between the speakers ?
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Traditionally, maggies are placed about2-4 feet from  front wall and 2ish ft from side wall,  with the tweaters positioned outboard., depending on listening position , room acoustics, and whatnot. However this hk/limage method, developed by a Japanese fellow, i believe, has them almost in the middle(35-40%) of the room length away from the front wall,and 10-12" from the side wall, with the tweaters inboard. LOTS of space between the speakers, but the music is comming from ths space. 

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The criteria to have them 10" to 12" from the sidewall is confusing . What if your room is 25' wide ? I think you are liking the greater space between the speakers ? Having that far apart gives a exceptional soundstage .
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Mine are 10' from the front wall. Th wall i face from my listening chair. (That's feet). My room is 16 ft wide and speakers are 11" from side wall. Yes, lots of space between them. Again, i just came across this a couple of days ago and am experimenting.my room is 16x25.
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