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Speaker placement question-

When I read a a review of whatever speaker, the reviewer may comment how far the speakers were placed from the back and side walls. I have always wondered how is this measured. If its a box speaker, as most are, and if the speakers are said to be 36" from the back wall, is that 36" measured from the speaker's back panel, the front panel where the drivers are mounted, or from a point at the center of the speaker cabinet? Same question applies to distance to the side wall. Thanks!
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zavato OP
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I am not interested in duplicating a reviewer's experience or set up. I was merely curious. I have my speakers set up just right, for me and for my room.
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I went to the Cardas site and found the page on speaker placement. Plugging in my room width, the Cardas site suggests placing my speakers a touch closer to each other but noticably further into the room. It's a nice placement at the expense of bass response. Funny how having the speakers now closer to me and closer to each other has widened the soundstage. But what this little experiment taught me is that there is not necessarily only one right place to locate a speaker within a room.
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