Why does pulling out main speakers from wall improve sound?


Ask my dealer this question and he was stumped. He said it's a good idea but couldn't say why. I see speakers pulled out eight or more feet from the wall in very nice systems.

The drivers are facing forward, and when there are no ports in the back of the speaker so why would it matter?

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just an FYI - In order to remove ambiguity, we occasionaly need to clarify “front” vs “back” when describing walls. This has been discussed on many threads, and there has been an overall consensus, which is shown below from one of many different threads on the subject.

 

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nsgarch

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The convention is that the front wall is the wall in front of you when you are sitting in your listening chair (the wall behind the speakers).

Another way is to think of the speakers as at the "front of the hall" as in a theater. The ’rear’ wall is the one behind all the seats ;--)
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