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Sonus Faber Olympica III speaker placement

I am looking to any Sonus Faber Olympica owners out there regarding your optimal speaker location in your room.  I know it is room dependent (room acoustics and dimensions), but trying to see if there is some consensus to make the process a little easier.  

What I'm most interested is the speaker distance from the rear wall, side all, and the distance between the speakers.  My room is a standard rectangular room: 25 ft long x 16 ft. wide x 8 ft high. Any other personal setup advice would be greatly appreciated, as I know this can have a huge impact on the speaker soundstage, bass, and overall sound quality.  Feel free to share your experience.  
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soundqcar
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I have the Olympica III's in a dedicated listening room measuring 22' x 16' x 9'.

I have them 50" from the front wall, 44" from the sides, 104" between the speakers, with my ears exactly 104" to each tweeter. They are toed in so they fire just outside of my shoulders. With this setup, in my room, they absolutely disappear and throw a huge, well-focused stage, with bass as tight as a nut.

YMMV....

Hope this helps...
soundqcar
78 posts
 
All of my measurements are to the tweeter.

Some people might feel differently, but I believe glass of any kind to be killers in the pursuit of good sound. If it’s a window that has to be used, then maybe a thick noise cancelling drape to cover it. My window on my front wall didn’t need to be functional, so I form fitted some double wall cardboard into the opening, painted the side facing outside black, then used room treatment to cover that. Very noticeable difference with and without the cardboard....as glass will vibrate and smear and thin out your end result.

My $.02
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