Distance from rear wall for KEF LS50 W2


I had placed my KEF LS50 W2 speakers against the rear wall, rationalizing that the pair of KC62 subs took care of LF.  But when I pulled the speakers out to 30" at the face of the speaker, it seemed to open the sound.  Wonder what others are using or recommend.

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All speakers should be less than 39” from the front wall or more than 7’ off the front wall based on the speed of sound. Panels and speakers with cardioid bass are the exception. This has always worked for me with every speaker. I have a big room where anything’s goes. 7.5’ is always best but makes my video setup hard. 39” sounds fine too so I use that. 8’ ceilings are the real problem anyway….
 

where it gets complicated is side walls and ceilings matter too.