I keep fiddling with my speaker placement (JM Lab Cobalt 816) in my hybrid HT/listening room, and I have settled on equilateral triangle, around 9ft in all directions. This puts my speakers in the neighborhood of 20-24" from the side walls (toed in - measured from front center of speaker).
I have acoustic panels along my first reflection points. I have tried to keep as much space as I can inject between the speaker and the side walls. I keep leaning in a bit when I settle in my placement. I like the width when I am just a touch inside that equilateral triangle.
I don't want to move my speakers any further out in the room. They are already three feet out from the front grill to front wall. So, how close do you bring your speakers to the side walls? My room is only 12' wide. I don't have much more they can move before they almost touching the walls (10" from the back corner of one speaker to the acoustic panel with current toe-in).
If you watch YouTube, you will see reviewers with speakers and gear far exceeding mine in cost, with speakers almost against walls, in corners etc. I know I can measure with REW, but that doesn't show me soundstage (width and depth... and center image... at least that I know of).
I was hoping those of you that know more than I (which I am believing is the vast majority), can help me on this. In an imperfect world (my listening room), should I stick to my guns about keeping the speakers away from the side walls? My biggest goal is dead center image, wide and deep soundstage and accurate placement (sounds like everything, but I mean that is more important to me than the response curve... which is also important).
Thanks!
I have acoustic panels along my first reflection points. I have tried to keep as much space as I can inject between the speaker and the side walls. I keep leaning in a bit when I settle in my placement. I like the width when I am just a touch inside that equilateral triangle.
I don't want to move my speakers any further out in the room. They are already three feet out from the front grill to front wall. So, how close do you bring your speakers to the side walls? My room is only 12' wide. I don't have much more they can move before they almost touching the walls (10" from the back corner of one speaker to the acoustic panel with current toe-in).
If you watch YouTube, you will see reviewers with speakers and gear far exceeding mine in cost, with speakers almost against walls, in corners etc. I know I can measure with REW, but that doesn't show me soundstage (width and depth... and center image... at least that I know of).
I was hoping those of you that know more than I (which I am believing is the vast majority), can help me on this. In an imperfect world (my listening room), should I stick to my guns about keeping the speakers away from the side walls? My biggest goal is dead center image, wide and deep soundstage and accurate placement (sounds like everything, but I mean that is more important to me than the response curve... which is also important).
Thanks!