I hope you realise Keith of Purite would describe also the KH420 as a "traditional design"?
I'm sure ATC would point to some facts: the new in-house tweeter (5 years ago?) and all-new cabinets found only in the SE and now LE models (2-3 years ago?) for critical components that are much more...
I didn't refer to 20 years ago (I'm talking about the 20 model hence the comma). So yes, years ago.
Not apologies - these are relevant facts about the manuals.
ATC print the same advice in all the manuals I've seen ... regardless of speaker size.
Below is from the 50/100/150 manual (150s are 150 litres internally with a 15 inch bass!)
"Start with them positioned on appropriate stands around 1 metre from the side walls and 2
metres from the back. If...