Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why.


I’ve been experimenting with toe in and tweeter position (inside v. outside) for my LRS and ProAC Studio 3 speakers. My listening position is about 8.5 feet from the speakers front surface.

In both cases I ended up with tweeters on the inside and zero toe in. I like the more immersive soundstage I get with zero toe in. I sacrifice a little of the lock in for the center image.

Zero toe in also makes my sweet spot for listening a little wider.

Sorry about the incorrect spelling and the missing question mark in the subject. I couldn’t edit the subject.

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It’s entirely an alchemy dependent on the OEM speaker brand influences in constant tension with the dimensions/design/ resulting warts of the listening room.

There is no “one-size-fits-all” general rule to follow because of varying brand speaker designs and performance capabilities. For example, the dispersion of a ribbon tweeter vs. A soft dome tweeter, vs. Concentric centred with a woofer design may all be different. Follow your OEM speaker manual for first guidance.

For the bespoke listening room factors portion in the equation, there are significant points of first reflection that are complemented with secondary ones, all three of which need to be identified and tamed if necessary.

TAKEAWAY:

There is no substitute for hands-on experimentation..