Should I or not

Thanks everyone for the responses and sorry I couldn't respond any eariler. In my current set up sitting in a near field position wouldn't that be to close for t.v watching. I was also under the impression that for nearfield listening I would need nearfield monitors.

Right now my speakers are 3ft from the back wall and 5.5tft apart with a T.V in the middle and my listening seat is 10ft. This setup was for movies mostly but I now find myself listening to music more often. I figured that against a long wall I can have them at least 8-9ft apart and maybe at most 2.5ft from the back wall.

At one point I do plan on a speaker upgrade most probably in the PMC line. I have listened to both the Lb1 and the OB1's but have yet to make up my mind.

I've also read as to how front ported and closed designed speakers may help with rear wall considerations. Any suggestions for future speaker upgrades.

I do plan in exprimenting more for my edification more as to how the sound changes from either set-up.

Your right with either set-up room treatment will have to be used but I'm such a newbie in that respect I just don't know where to start.

This will I hope be a fun not a frustrating excersise.

Cheers

I all to clearly understand how brothers can be. It's 1:30am and I woke up thinking of all that's been going on.

It seems from most of the responses that I've been on the right track by my short wall set-up. I just wish I had a clue to what I should be listening when it come to sound/room acoustics. I guess when I start using room treatments I should have a better idea.

As to experimenting I plan to do so with my IC's. I've outgrown my Blue Heaven's and am looking forward to trying Cardas, Audience but first I live in an apartment and it's clean power that I lack. AC conditioners here I come.

Cheers

Here in lies one of my problems. I can't bring out my speakers 5ft out. I'm pushing it at 4ft and 3ft is the safe zone. Unfortunatly the placement of my speakers is where the landing is going from dining rooom to livingroom.

Just to clarify I live in an apartment with a sunken livingroom ,and it is at that point where one of my speakers is located. You can just see the edge of the step in my picture. I did manage to bring them out at 4ft and my t.v is no longer in the middle but I have to walk in back of them to get to my livingroom.

Is it possible to over treat a room. I say this as I'm not well versed in room acoustics. I guess I can't go wrong adding corner traps and base traps.

I've get to find a service where they can assess my room acoustics.

Cheers