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Here is his answer about the distance. Sometimes he moves close to get that equilateral triangle spacing using lightweight chairs.I find it very difficult to judge distances, especially in rooms, from photos.
Here, I'll guess the recliner puts the listener about 15-16 feet from the speakers, which are about 12 feet apart, using 18" floor tile squares as a guessing reference.
He mentioned earthquake-proof install.
The weight seems to be a bit much for the tweeter, which shows signs of being squashed...
On the other hand, they seem to extend well past the shelf they seem to be resting upon, so, I think they're wall-mounted and floating out farther than it looks at first glance.
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How far from the Salon2's is the main listening position is Floyd's room? It looks like it's way too far to get any decent stereo. I understand room constraints (and hate them), and I'm sure that has a lot to do with it.
The panoramic photograph distorts perspective. For movies the arrangement is as shown in Figure 13.18 in my book: the L & R speakers are 12 feet apart and the farthest listening distance is 16 feet.. For solo music listening I move the stereo seat forward placing my head closer to the apex of the stereo equilateral triangle. Having lightweight Scandinavian chairs not bolted to the floor has advantages. Mostly though, I listen a bit farther back and frequently add some upmixed sound to the surrounds. Right now I'm using Anthem Music mode which leave the front soundstage alone. Some recordings are better in straight stereo - it depends on the mix and the type of music. The soundstage is just fine because the L & R speakers have an unimpeded path to my ears and they are perfectly matched.