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Large Tannoy Speaker Placement question:

Greetings! I have a pair of Tannoy Arden speakers (15” dual concentric; approximately 4x3x2) that I drive with a 40 watt Jolida 707 and a McIntosh 6100. My dedicated listening room (living room) is 11x18 (which extends out into 23 feet into the foyer) x 8. I have been working on speaker placement and room acoustic treatment for four years now – I use a combination of room treatments: eight nerve ceiling corner treatments and strip treatments used around the room ceiling and wall seams; ATS acoustic panels for first reflections and directly behind speakers; Echo Busters Phase 4 towers in corners behind speakers; and a RPG vari-screen behind the listening couch (the screen shortens the room to 18 feet). Speakers are positioned short wall – 4 feet from back wall and right next to left and right walls with acoustic panels on the walls next to the speakers. (Long wall placement does not yield a satisfying soundstage).
I have been working on speaker placement in this room for four years and I still don’t think I have it right. What do the rest of you Tannoy listeners do with speaker placement and room acoustics?
Shalom!
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lacee
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I have the Tannoy Ardens in a large room and used to have them set up with the short wall behind the speakers.
I get much better sound after moving the speakers in front of the long wall, they are about 7 feet apart and about 10 feet away from me,each speaker is 10 feet away from side walls.
I use some damping in corners and at back and side walls.
I have raised the Tannoys up 8 inches off the floor and yes they do sound better the closer you get them to ear height.I plan on making very sturdy speaker risers in the future to get them up a couple more inches.
I use a Cary cad 300sei and never find I need more power.
I must agree with the Japanese placement.
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