Towed in is seemingly dependent on the speaker and the room. In my room, I slightly prefer straight ahead with my speakers, possibly not the case with different speakers. Again, experimentation is the key here.
Room acoustic treatments are possibly more important in a small room than big..again room and speaker dependent would be my experience.
I think there is no wrong or right about the small room set up, trial and error is the key, IME. BUT, once it locks in, you will know it...and the SQ should be excellent...with the proviso that very deep bass probably isn’t going to happen...and neither is large scale. These two aspects take a larger room and large speakers, BUT the off-set is greater intimacy and a more resolved sound in many cases. Near-field listening, again IME, is in many ways beneficial than to listening to music from some distance..in many instances too far due to the size of the room.IMHO.
Room acoustic treatments are possibly more important in a small room than big..again room and speaker dependent would be my experience.
I think there is no wrong or right about the small room set up, trial and error is the key, IME. BUT, once it locks in, you will know it...and the SQ should be excellent...with the proviso that very deep bass probably isn’t going to happen...and neither is large scale. These two aspects take a larger room and large speakers, BUT the off-set is greater intimacy and a more resolved sound in many cases. Near-field listening, again IME, is in many ways beneficial than to listening to music from some distance..in many instances too far due to the size of the room.IMHO.