I have my DQ-20's about 35" from the back wall just because I have the room but the owner's manual says they should be "at least a foot from any wall." So it seem's they should work OK. They are approx. 12" deep so you would need to take that into account when fitting them into your room.
I have owned mine for about a year and a half and have thought about getting newer speakers but these sound so good that I'm can't bring my self to sell them. I'm using Audible Illusions amps and preamp and they sound fantastic with well recorded cd's.
When I first bought them I set them on the carpet and fired them up but they sounded kind of muffled. I was disappointed but then I put spikes on them (they have inserts for them)and it made a huge difference. They are not really very heavy for their size so it seems to help to get them solidly connected to the floor.
Al
I have owned mine for about a year and a half and have thought about getting newer speakers but these sound so good that I'm can't bring my self to sell them. I'm using Audible Illusions amps and preamp and they sound fantastic with well recorded cd's.
When I first bought them I set them on the carpet and fired them up but they sounded kind of muffled. I was disappointed but then I put spikes on them (they have inserts for them)and it made a huge difference. They are not really very heavy for their size so it seems to help to get them solidly connected to the floor.
Al