Two surprising things I found that improved my imaging and staging...

Nevermind,

I found other screens.

JD

@Mahgister, your many posts and this latest in particular have finally compelled me to  respond directly to you.
And so, you have a total system that costs less than $500, you have computer screen and equipment directly between your speakers. Based on one of your recent posts you actually picture the performers in your room, all this with present system.

You have over 6,000 posts, some insightful and meaningful. And so, I respect that you have some knowledge of audio based on previous posts. And based on those previous posts and ones on this thread I understand your hearing high resolution, natural timbre, well balanced tonality, three dimensional imaging, life size sound stage, deep reaching bass, extended highs from your system. All this from system that costs less than $500 and no ac treatments or room treatments?
Either your perceptual powers pertaining to sound quality are singularly the highest I've observed in over thirty years of audio conversation, or you're simply delusional. It has taken me total expenditures reaching many multiples of $10k in any single system over quite a number of systems over twenty some years to reach the same level of sound quality!
I can only say this, and I'm not being facitious, I'm rather envious of you. Perhaps, my obsession and others, with reaching for highest sound quality has all been a waste of time. Just as with the phantom center image, it's all delusion anyway. If I had the perceptive powers you have I needn't have spent all this money and obsessed over every single detail in this needless pursuit.

Still, the important thing is to have personal enjoyment with whatever system your left with at the end of this journey. Obviously, you have and I have had two entirely different journeys, mine winding and difficult, yours seems rather easy in comparison. Both of us seem to be enjoying our systems.
I do have some criticisms of your posts. What is the basis for your viewpoints? Do you have experience with a wide variety of equipment at various price points, with AC treatments, room treatments, tweaks in general? And I don't mean hearing about other's comments on these things, I mean actual ownership and use of these items within your system. And then, have you offered reviews of the wide variety of equipment you've actually experienced within your system?
Again, I'll offer that you have made what seem to be knowledgeable and insightful comments over time. Are these your own based on experience or are you simply regurgitating other's comments? Regardless, you need to give up the objective stance, always insert your experience and/or in my opinion into the narrative. I look forward to your response.

ghdprentice…. Thank you, it’s been a long road.

Drbond…. I started with getting the speakers square with the front wall and the heads square with the bass cabs… I toed in millimeters at a time and the imaging got worse each time. So, back to zero toe in. I am surprised actually.

Generally speaking broad dispersion speakers require little to no toe in. I learned this with my Monitor Audio floor standers