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Can quality sound be had using the short axis in a medium sized room (12X15) ??

I have read and was told that short axis speaker set-up will not as a rule produce good sound. Supposedly there are too many anomalies in this type of set-up, mainly the listener will be at a shorter distance to the speaker plane and midpoint between the speakers

Realistically, I have about 13 ft of usable long wall to the corner   Placing speakers on the long wall axis to my seated listening position  is approximately 7.5 ft  allowing speakers to be placed NO MORE than 14 inches (or less) from  the back of the wall. 

Also are there speakers (either floorstanders) or monitors) that can produce quality sound that close to the back wall.

Advice and recommendations will be great appreciated


Thank you,  S.J.  

sunnyjim

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cd318
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I've heard JBL 100s sound wonderfully open and precise positioned right up to the rear wall. Same for tall Kef floorstanders with about a foot behind them. I recently heard some Monopulses and Kerr Acoustics sound great with not much space behind them.

As you say the key is to get some speakers that don't need yards of space behind them to really sing. 

None of mine (Regas, Ruarks and Tannoys) have ever been more than 10 inches away from the wall. I did have my Quad ESLs out further but didn't think the results were worth the effort so I sold them on.

There is also that old chestnut about close wall proximity speakers not imaging as well as free standing ones.

Not sure if any consensus was ever reached on that one.



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