Speaker Placement


OK, guys- I've spent several hours combing through theories, threads and treatises and am still at ground zero to determine initial speaker placement. Got a a pair of Maggie 12's with a powered sub going into a 16 1/2 by 22 1/2 room. The ceiling is coffered from 8 feet at the walls to 10 feet. (slope is 6 in 12) Floor is carpeted, walls and ceiling are sheetrock.

So far, I've heard it all- close to the wall, far from the wall, close to the side walls, further from the side walls, sit closer, sit farther etc, etc, etc.

Any planar placement formulas/experience out there that will get me started?

Thanks
Jim
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Thanks, guys. I am just looking for a starting point so I don't have to chase my tail for a few hours.

Cardas'formula doesn't take into account a sloped ceiling, so, it's not clear what ceiling height to plug into the equation. But, melding everyone's input together suggests a distance of about 5 1/2 feet from the back wall and about 5 feet from the side should work as a starting point. (Although, perhaps the speaker's distance from the back wall should not approximate the distance from the side walls????)

Rivas, your formula wasn't on your web page so I don't know how it would campare to the other suggestions, but I will be incorporating your idea of diffusion. The only questions I have for you on that is: 1) Is it preferable to have the diffusion material directly behind the speaker and 2) what size range should the material be? (is 6'H x 3'W adequate?)

Again, thanks to all.

Jim