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Originally Posted by RWebb
one addition re the room: set the speakers out from the corners ~~3 ft. if you can, esp. important for dipole radiators.
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Not only out from the corners, but out from the walls. That is unless they are stated as being a "bookshelf" or "wall mounted" speaker that relies on a nearby wall for bass reinforcement.
I caution everyone that room set-up (
room acoustics) is at least half the equation.
Be wary of examples of full range floor standing speakers set against a wall. Flat sound with no stage depth, no air and boomy bass is typically the result,
or like every Polk I've ever heard.
Room Acoustics
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/rooms.htm
Room acoustics, the basis for HiFi audio
https://blog.keepcoding.ch/?p=715
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A good starting point is to place the speakers at least half a meter away from any wall (see figure above). Then start to move the speakers forth and back, only a few centimeters can make a difference.......
For floorstanding speakers, the distance to the listening position should be at least 2.5 meters (rule of thumb), otherwise the individual drivers may not blend nicely and the sound could appear inhomogeneous. Therefore, bookshelf speakers may sound better in smaller rooms.
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Note, Panel speakers typically like double the off the wall spacing of conventional speakers - they take up more room in the end.