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Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging...

... First off I have a odd room for my two channel listening and have been getting beat up trying to find proper placement. I have been reading a lot here and on the inter web and decided to use the room setup calculator on the Cardas site. ( http://www.cardas.com/room_setup_calculators.php )

#1 was how close to each other the speakers are now. I wouldn’t have placed them that close together.

#2 was that the best imaging and staging is with zero toe in.

Having a hard time wrapping my head around these changes but it’s the best my system has sounded since I finished the putting it together. lol

captbeaver
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georgehifi
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Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging.

Best for sound stage imagine and depth is to have nothing between the speakers (even the wall) just have a small wall section behind the speakers for bass loading.  https://ibb.co/1MDg242

Cheers George
plumptonvinyl
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Thank you for your post and link @captbeaver 
I am in a similar situation and I was wondering how far apart your speakers are now?
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millercarbon
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willy-t
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the goal to get a solid center soundstage, great sound,and the speakers disappear? Towing in too much gives away the location of the speaker.

Speakers big enough I guess would need to be towed. Still, once the truck leaves I think you will find they disappear just fine once they are positioned precisely equidistant and symmetrical.
plumptonvinyl
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😂 I have put one speak outside in the hallway, now I can’t see it !
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captbeaver OP
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plumptonvinyl... 50" center woofer to center woofer
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