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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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maplegrovemusic
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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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droleg OP
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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.
randy-11
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Magneplanar says to set them at least 5-6 ft. from the front wall - I never heard of 2 ft.
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ct0517
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this is known as midfield placement. What is really cool is if you happen to have a long narrow room, and place speakers in this fashion close to the side walls, you get a soundstage at both sides of the room. :^)
tomcarr
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Watched a YouTube video titled "AnalogPlanet visits Audio Research".
In the first listening room, (the room where Warren listens to each unit to verify sound quality parameters are met), are a pair of Maggie 20.7s.
Warren describes them as being fast and accurate.
The room is long and narrow. The front wall, (the wall behind the speakers) is the narrow wall. The speaker end of the room is heavily treated. The speakers are placed against the (treated) walls and toed-in aggressively. They look to be placed 8-10 feet in front of the front wall. The tweeters are on the inside.
The video is in two parts. I found it both interesting and informative.

Tom
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