How far away from your speakers are you?


I thought it would be interesting to know how people position their speakers... do you have the freedom to put them where you want or do practicalities dictate?.. How far away are they from the listening position?.. How big's the room and how far away are they from boundary walls? My main speakers (Seas A26) are 1' from back wall, 3' from sides in a 14' by 20' room and my listening position is  about 16' from the speakers. Just wondering how much floor space we're willing to give up to get the optimum placement.
pragmasi

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A Dead Head wife with her own substantial LP collection who understood and enjoyed audio prior to our marriage and an invaluable partner in setting up and furnishing. 

Very close to Golden Ratio for speaker placement with very slight toe in as per manufacturer suggestions. 
Used the mobility of an office chair to fine tune seating position.
Crawl Test method to locate two subwoofers. 

Home theater in a separate room using perfect circle and uniform tweeter hight for 7.1 to locate six of the seven identical speakers.
Crawl tested the subwoofer location in the mode nearest the listening position.