Seating distance to Magnepan 3.6r's?

Around 10' out from the rear wall (9.88' to be exact) should give a smooth response in that room. (you can measure to confirm)

Place the maggies at 6.18' out from the front wall, and 4.69' on bass panal center, from side walls.

I used the "CARDAS" dipole speaker setup method on the speaker location, and the 38% seating rule from the "REAL TRAPS" web site for seating location.

Works for me in my room.

Dave

The rear sound wave should be delayed from the front sound wave...not blended. You need at least 10 milliseconds of delay....(so, at least 5ft. out).

The 1/3 rule, should be called the 1/3-1/4 rule. As you move the speakers between these two grid points...bass will increase, and decrease. The speakers bass will sound best, at...or, somewhere between these two grid points.

Dave

"Sogood51, Won't 25% out in the room create MORE bass then 33% out in the room?"

Exactly...and thats the point. Somewhere between the 1/4-1/3 point you will find a nice balance.

Nothing is exact, and you don't know going in, if you need "more bass"...or "less bass" until you measure and listen...it's truly a game of inches.

The CARDAS setup guide, is simply an attempt to reduce peaks and nulls in any given room....it won't work in every room.

Funny, I didn't know about the CARDAS setup guide, when I set my speakers up years back (maybe it didn't exist?)

I used variations of the 1/3-1/4 rule, until I was blue in the face from moving 150 lbs around for hours on end. I did finally find a great spot, where everything sounded outstanding.

That spot, it turns out a few years latter...was within inches of the CARDAS location. (I could have saved myself a lot of time, and work).

Regardless of how you set them up...all rooms are different, some amount of tweaking by ear, is always needed...even,if for no other reason than taste.

Dave