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Speaker placement

Hello all, I do not have a dedicated listening room. My system must be in the living room with all the usual furniture. This keeps my speakers only about 18 inches off the wall, with a large heavy 30 inch tall media center in between them on top of which sits the electronics. I am not unhappy with the sound but I know that this is not the optimal set up. I have recently been reading about omni speakers such as from Ohm and Decware which are designed to be near the wall. Does anyone here have experience with them? My system is Prima Luna Dialogue Premium HP at 70 watts, Nordust Red Dawn into Tekton Lore speakers. Room is 15 x 23 with vaulted ceiling from 8 to about 20 feet with open walls to other rooms. And I play loud, turn volume to 2:00 or 3:00 sometimes. I listen to everything from rock to blues to jazz to easy listening to classical, but mostly love trying to feel like I'm at let's say sitting up front at Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden. Thanks for reading and any thoughts.

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mageak
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i put furniture sliding pads under my speakers so i can slide them forward and back away from the walls just get longer speaker cables. way better than any multi directional speaker i would think. bass is hard to tame near walls

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oldhvymec
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Not a bad idea for peanuts. Sliders. If you want to fix it there are a few ways to go.

Stand mount nearfield and set on a sub. That works!

Set up kitty corner.

Mobile acoustic panels and sliders for the speakers.

Move to a warehouse.

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chayro
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IMO, in a domestic environment, it is impossible to predict the outcome of different speakers, distances from the walls, spikes, sliders or anything else.  There are just too many acoustic variables.  In my room, the tiny Harbeth P3s produced a better bass response than the Monitor 30s, which are much larger.  I think you just need to experiment and see where it goes.  The slider idea was pretty good.  Move the speakers around.  May make a difference, may not.  Also, you might consider investing in a good headphone system.  I happen to hate headphones, but everyone's different. 

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