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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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deep_333
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Most dudes who fire it forward tend to have a hot tweeter.

deep_333
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If the soundstage is more enveloping only if you fire forward, there are some deficiencies in the speaker. You compromise optimal sound power and the perception of it when firing forward, for example. The only exception to firing directly at the listener is.. concentric drivers. for instance, (slightly off axis is the way to go)...or some niche design like the Polk L800 SDA array, which malfunctions if you point it directly at ya.

Spendors, straight ahead. Better soundstaging. Nothing to do with hot tweeter.

 

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