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Optimal Speaker Placement

I would like to know others thoughts on optimal distance between speakers as well as distance to listening position. I currently have my speakers 9' apart and they are 10' from the listening position. I am fortunate to have a large room and do not have any sidewall or rear wall issues. I am using Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers which are full range speakers that project a large soundstage. My speaker cables are short and with my current equipment positioning I do not have the ability to test putting them closer without changes in cabling. The speakers do sound good as is but my concern is that they may be too far apart and I am missing some focus. Any thoughts on this subject would be appreciated.
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sugarbrie
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The best position is where you like how it sounds.
There are so many variables in accoustics, I doubt any formula is perfect, but it is worth some effort I guess.


My system is in some sort of triangle like many/most people.
I have a small sofa in the room, with left side of the sofa in the middle.
The right side of the sofa is about in the middle of the right half of the room.
There is a lamp table on that right side.


I had always sat in the middle (left side of the sofa).
A while back I wanted to read something. It was dark, so I moved to the right side of the sofa by the lamp.
It sounds a lot better on that right side, even though I am way off center; the speakers don't point towards me;
and are not the same distance from me.

I can't explain why, but I guess I don't care.
My accidental discovery about my listening room is good enough.

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