Square room Soundstage??

I have tired alot of diffrent speaker placements. I seem to get the best results from near field listening and maybe 7 feet in between speakers. With the speakers far away from side or back walls

My speakers are rear ported. Is there any information the can be gained due to the fact that near listening has produced the best results? When I am put the speakers up close some intruments sound like there right over my head other still come right from the speaker.

Thanks

Yeah. I am glad that might not be my equipment. I did somehow manage to get a crazy soundstsge in the room onetime. It was a weird situation late at night. My amp was picking up noise from just turning my light switch on/off. I still dont know if my amp has problem (recap), or power is not good enough. At least know the equipment is capable.

I using older Exposue XV Super, Exposure wire, System Audio 505s, cheap record player, Marantz 5004 cd player. Want to upgrading turntable to Rega RP3.

First I need to get this sound stage working. I pulled out everthing to a large room to see if I can get better results.

Just dont know how to know if I having problems due too poor room or amp having issues. The amp is old but people speak highly of the amp. It does seem to have great dynamics and musical factor. plus a nice phono stage. I know with a sound stage I will be very happywith this amp. My first attemt at Hi Fi. I am willing to re cap if nessary.

sadly I have carpet and funiture in there. I also know for that at one time the equipment did throw a deep sound stage behind the speakers. The guy who sold it to me also stated that it usaully thows deep sound stage behind the speakers.

I guess I am really going to have to work to set up a room that allows for a soundstage. Eventually I will get a conditoner and room treatments. I know it can sound so much better its terrible I am having a hard time getting it back. I also plan on reading up on hi-fi and accoustics. Maybe I will come out learning a great deal from this challege.

Ok the last two posts seem very helpful. I think I will try room treatmemts before amp re-cap or power cond. ok I have found some pretty cheap pannels and bass traps. Can I go with cheaper or ones or are they complety worthless. also I get the mirror method but do I use this method with bass trap and accoustic pannels. If put pannels and and. bass traps in corners behind speakers how do I position. Bass traps in the corner on the floor with the pannels directly behind speaker. Then mirror method method on first reflection?

Vapor,

Thanks for the detailed response. I am going to start pricing things out. It is very helpful informtaion on placement.