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What could be instead of side walls?

i've got a living room where the walls are not facing each other equally. there is no place where it's possible to find equally placed side walls. the system is standing right now in the middle and speakers only moved off the rear wall but placed in very large distance from the side walls.
should i use some immitation of side walls arround the system or it's even better not to have any side walls arround?
currently i experience that the stage is out of focus and floating chaotically during reproduction.
marakanetz

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marakanetz OP
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i have a sin to place a tv between the speakers but that's where i have my whole point viewing ld-music video collection that i have. also viewing vcd and dvd music videos as well. so tv should stay between.
the equipment stand is also standing next to tv between the speakers. so the only thing i can arrange right now is to remove the equipment stand from the inner space and run longer ics to amps thus "clearing" the objects standing between the speakers.
did anyone try to get a granite slabs from the monument shop?:^)
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marakanetz OP
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Thanks everyone.
I believe that it's everything almost to the point.
My speakers havn't changed and my system is available to look up through the link.
The listening distance is very short which is 5' maximum.
The speakers are placed 9...10' apart from each other.
The side walls are 11' away from left speaker and 10' away from the right speaker. There is a computer work-station attached to the right side wall and made of wood-composit. The distance between the work-station table and the right speaker is approximately 4' The floor is hardwood and it's flexible like a mud.
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marakanetz OP
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sorry for misleading.
recently i've updated my measurements and it figures that the listening distance is between 9 and 10 feet depending on how i want to sit in my couch.
the distance between the speakers is also 9...10 feet.
all i did so far, i moved them closer so the speaker drivers is closer than tv and not on the same level with tv and the audio stand and move them a-bit closer so the listening distance is now between 8...9 feet with the same distance between the speakers.
the stage is stabilizing but on several recordings is still chaotic.
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marakanetz OP
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thanks for a great conversation,
as you might know that totem forest speakers have ball bearings. despite that i still use the vibrapods under these ball bearings.
my speakers are directed towards the focus about 6 degrees from normal.
to place them closer to each other i face different problem where i have a 2ch home theater with modest 27" Sony Wega TV. manufacturers say that these speakers are shielded but moving them too close to the TV screen does create screen distortions.
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