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Speaker set up and IRREGULAR rooms.

For some odd reason a closet was built in my living room. It juts out from the right side wall ahead of my listening spot. It actually limits where my listening position can be. Future plans do include removing it but in the mean time I have a question about positioning of my floor standers. Because of the closet it effectively makes it so that if I were to draw an imaginary line from the face of my closet to the back wall I'm at 11.5 ft. room width. Past the closet and to the right of the speaker it opens into the dining room. What does anyone think about placing the right speaker outside the imaginary line effectively in the area leading to the dining room? it is still clearly fully visible though I'm sure I'm getting some of the output bouncing off the side wall of the closet. I ask because it allows me to get a lot more distance between mains. I have Dali Opticon 8s and placed as so they sound pretty fantastic. 
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elliottbnewcombjr
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I would first try both speakers matched relative to rear corners (not too close), and then tweak the balance control for best imaging of familiar music, from your listening position (which may be best a bit off center itself).

Good enough until you remove the closet?

I love this remote controller 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234116696552?hash=item36827149e8:g:FOsAAOSwhNlgmIqc

you MUST get the remote, no controls on the unit.
elliottbnewcombjr
5,249 posts
 
WAF is Important.

WHEELS will solve things. 3 wheels, (no leveling needed, no wobble anywhere, and importantly: more weight per wheel than 4). Rear corner blocks, or a skirt (a bit above the floor) to prevent tipping.

Tight axels, I use furniture grade dual wheel casters.

Easy placement and toe-in alternates. I use one toe-in for single listener; alternate toe-in to get wide center when two listeners (aim right to left chair; aim left to right chair). 3 specks on the floor for easy re-positioning.

Dining table for 4 or 5, no movement. for 6, push em back a bit, big holiday party, 3 leaves in the table, push em way back.

9th photo here shows bottom of speaker.

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/9511

I put a block above the front wheels to raise the front, tilt them back, so the tweeters project to seated ear height, and, the angle of reflections off the floor and ceiling are altered.
elliottbnewcombjr
5,249 posts
 
you could try a pair of these rollling plant stands just to prove the concept works for you

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2CB2XB/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B08C2CB2XB&pd_rd_w=zdY63&pf_rd_p=5d846283-ed3e-4512-a744-a30f97c5d738&pd_rd_wg=mpQRW&pf_rd_r=QT72ZWEYMJT00AVCSJS9&pd_rd_r=b6e51be5-5846-4ba4-908c-d96bfc91f4b2&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTFI1OE1QV01RQzJNJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwOTAxNzUwMkZGVzRMRzFITERDMSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTc1MjY5MVRMVVNDN1hLVVkyUiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=


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