How far away from your speakers are you?


I thought it would be interesting to know how people position their speakers... do you have the freedom to put them where you want or do practicalities dictate?.. How far away are they from the listening position?.. How big's the room and how far away are they from boundary walls? My main speakers (Seas A26) are 1' from back wall, 3' from sides in a 14' by 20' room and my listening position is  about 16' from the speakers. Just wondering how much floor space we're willing to give up to get the optimum placement.
pragmasi
About 9 feet dead center of speakers.Toed in a wee bit facing me on the couch.
microfibre couch absorbs any thing else getting past my ears.

 Sounds great to me.


4 and half feet from the back wall. My room is 10 feet wide and 16 feet long. More o less according with Mr. Cardas method. Works fine for me.
16 feet from your speakers and only 8 feet apart !

8 feet apart and 8 feet to my ears , an equilateral triangle ,
39" from front and 30.5 from the wall , not perfect but close to the
Cardas method .





short answer, about 35' and two walls.:-)

But my primary listening seat is about 12' from the speakers, which are about 10' apart, 4' from the built-ins, which total 2' from the back wall.  There's another 7-10 feet behind the listening chairs.  Phenomenal sound stage and bass extension (also: big speakers). When i say this i mean compared to the same speakers before i had a dedicated room, and to what i most often hear elsewhere.  Yes, its very dependent on being in the center sat for a true image.

Room is slightly irregular but overall think 18' x 25', less wall depths.  As i add more and more vinyl and brick-a-brack to the various cabinets the (relatively new) room is becoming deader and therefore better.

Slight toe-in, essentially each speaker aimed just outboard of the (wide) center chair's arms.

G