Vandersteen 5A Speakers

If you look at the Vandersteen website...click on the 5A owners manual....it gives a graph showing suggested speaker placement. See if it works in your room.

I don't think the 5A's ever sound bright. I sit about 13 feet from the front of my 5A's. In the setup kit that came with the speakers there are shims which are placed between the cones and the enclosure...I think there are 6. I had to use all 6 on the rear spike..and that wasn't enough, so I put a Cardas wood block under the rear cone with all 6 shims. That made the music bloom...instantly I knew it was right. I then found a fuzz spot between the 2 speakers, so I very slightly turned the speakers inward...not facing the listening chair...but just enough to eliminate that fuzz spot. The result is a gorgeous picture to the music. Richard would be the first one to tell you to experiment to get the best from the speaker. These speakers are so good, you can easily tell when your adjustment is good or bad. By the way...the speaker is just 2 ft 1 3/4 inches from the rear wall. I followed the Vandersteen setup chart...did the math...and it really sounds good where it is. If you click onto "system" and see where the speakers are...you will notice artwork on the wall in back of the speakers. I had an artist come in for consultation. The triptych shows a background with the same grain as the speakers (kowazinga finish) with those seemingly abstract lines...then you realize..that's the speaker cable. The artwork is oil on canvas...I filled the back of the artwork with fiberglass matting and covered it with cheesecloth. It looks and sound fabulous.