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Limited soundstage between speakers

No matter what the source, the soundstage in my system remains within the width of the speakers. I read with envy of systems which extend the soundstage outside the speaker boundaries. Is this a problem with my speakers, amplification, room boundaries or something else?

What change should I make to improve the soundstage?

gyrodec/shelter 501/exposure 3010s2d/ spendorA6

 

rrm

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rrm OP
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OP here,

Gosh, I never thought to provoke so many heated comments. Thanks to all who made positive comments and suggestions.
My living room is 14x19, speakers are on the short wall ,about 3 ft out from the wall and 3.5 ft from the side walls, very slightly toed in. I listen about 8 ft back. There are 3 windows with heavy curtains, Carpet over wood floor, no room treatments. Tonal response is good.

the speakers are in phase according to a test record. As to polarity I have no idea how to test individual components and doubt that it can be changed on any component.

Again thanks to those who gave advice.

 

rrm OP
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OP here, thanks to suggestions offered here I tried the following:

1. move chair closer to speakers to form an equilateral triangle rather than isoceles and turn the speakers to straight ahead position. result- a wider soundstage!!!

But I cant leave well alone , so

2. toe the speakers in so that they point right at my head. Result- soundstage shrank towards center but gained depth and instruments &voices seemed more focused. Also noticed that some upper frequency hash was reduced which altered the tonal balance down a bit.

Which did I choose? I 'm not telling. Maybe I will go halfway...maybe not!

I always thought I had got my speaker placement right years ago but I have learned it pays to experiment

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