Idealistically, the speakers should perform a disappearing act. Thus giving the impression that a new listener cannot determine why the speakers are even in the room because that is not where the sound is coming from.
More specifically, from the listening chair:
1. The entire front 1/3rd of the listening room should be the soundstage. That includes behind, above, sometimes in front of, and even beyond the borders of the speakers themselves.
2. Imaging - certain sounds should have pin-point accuracy and held in space. If you close your eyes you can visualize the exact location where the vocalist or instrument is located.
3. Bass should be phenominal. Full, blooming(but not booming), pronounced, yet exceedingly well defined.
There are other effects, and of course, every other piece of equipment (to one degree or another) either helps or hinders the percentage of success of aquiring the above attributes. Including electrical AC, room acoustics, cables, etc..
You might want to check out Cardas.com. There they have a golden room set of equations for getting your speakers into the approximate location for starters.
-IMO
More specifically, from the listening chair:
1. The entire front 1/3rd of the listening room should be the soundstage. That includes behind, above, sometimes in front of, and even beyond the borders of the speakers themselves.
2. Imaging - certain sounds should have pin-point accuracy and held in space. If you close your eyes you can visualize the exact location where the vocalist or instrument is located.
3. Bass should be phenominal. Full, blooming(but not booming), pronounced, yet exceedingly well defined.
There are other effects, and of course, every other piece of equipment (to one degree or another) either helps or hinders the percentage of success of aquiring the above attributes. Including electrical AC, room acoustics, cables, etc..
You might want to check out Cardas.com. There they have a golden room set of equations for getting your speakers into the approximate location for starters.
-IMO