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Placing B&W 801s3 in Small Thin Room

Always wanted the 801's, and now, when retired and in small house I finally get some Series3, but my room is not ideal This is my room. The speakers are on the long wall which is 27' and has a vaulted ceiling directing the sound forward and down. So far so good. The bad is the room is only 15' wide. Right now I have the speakers (both base and swivel mid/high) facing forward about 1' from back wall with listening position chair up against facing wall. There is an archway that cuts out some of the listening wall and several alcoves that can be used to mix up reflections. I have expected seting the woofers at 30deg to back wall would reduce boom but it did not. Base is too strong and little slow, while top end is bright. Being driven my Krell KAV250p and KSA250.
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mh_stevens OP
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Thanks Effischer for your comments on my new system. Got the preamp here on Audiogone (was looking for a KBL but could't find one). The KSA250 and the B&W 801s3 I got on Craigslist. Speakers have no stands just on spikes.

I have a concrete floor with rug coverings. The speakers are aside a fireplace (with TV over) and are 11' apart. I now on your advice have them slightly toed in with the mid/top units toed in just a little more than the woofers. I started sitting to make an equilateral triangle but widened the sound stage by moving forward so that I was about 9' out from the fireplace. These speakers just do not have a hole in the center no matter how far forward you go.

The speakers are still only 1 ' from back wall (wife insistence). Is it normal with the B&W's to point woofer and mids in diferent directions? They do swivel but the B&W manual is silent on the issue.
mh_stevens OP
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Vegasears: Seems you have your 801's on the short wall. I can't do that.
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