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Extreme Toe In

In my search for a stable soundstage for 3 listeners I have settled on extreme toe in of my speakers. Amazing centered image for 3 people, huge and wide soundstage extending well outside of the speakers. It looks crazy but it sounds fabulous. No discernable loss of anything in the sweet spot. See 

https://youtu.be/OBLNY68VwZw?si=Ay4Ed5_qevKW9TcK

Not my system but found this while researching. 

maprik

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toddalin
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Well the video is a bit extreme and if you go that far off axis, with most speakers you start loosing the highs making things sound dull.

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toddalin
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Works for me.

I use a laser and I set it along the outer wall of the speaker cabinet and aim the cabinets so that the laser points right at the center of the couch.  This means that a laser beam from the inner wall winds up beyond the center of the cushion to the other side.

But then, I sit a bit forward from the back of the cushion which lessens the toe in a bit.  The soundstage and imaging are really unbelievable!

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