Speaker toe-in & stereo imaging


Recommendations seem to range from turning the front LR speakers to face the prime listening area directly to slightly turning the speakers in toward the prime listening area. What do you use, or is this question too speaker specific?

I'm going to be using a pair of bi-wired KEF Reference 104/2s for the front LR speakers, along with a pair of Velodyne HGS-10 subs crossing over at 50 Hz.

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Showing 1 response by torinkrell7d43

Just a few thoughts to add to those above:
A speakers crossover point (and woofer dispersion/size) will also effect toe in especially since some 2 way units will drive their woofers above 4K. The beaming that results will cause a greater variation in the upper mids between on axis & off axis response.
The distance from the speaker pair & the proximity of the side walls can also be very significant. Trying a variety of positions is the key. Changing the location, height or angle of a speaker usually changes the sound far more than many often spoken of tweeks or cable changes.
-Torin