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Uneven room dimensions/reflections = uneven toe in as solution?

It’s challenging in my room to create a sound stage that is distributed equally between the speakers. That is, to have the center in the center means that there is a slight preponderance of sound on one side versus the other. This is due to the rooms  asymmetrical  dimensions and asymmetrical ceiling, and partially glass and partially furniture in front of the speakers. All of this needs to be as it is for reasons not related to audio. I’ve tried various solutions and I am now experimenting with toeing in one of the speakers, the one on the weaker side, to try to accentuate it’s half of the stereo sound. Has anyone else tried this?  Or does anyone have any other solutions for me? I don’t have a balance control on any of my equipment or it might be much easier to fix this. It’s not a terrible problem and I am mostly mentioning this because I have a little free time and I’m curious. Thank you ahead of time. 

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o_holter
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My room is fairly large (8.3 x 6.1 x 2.3 m) and symmetrical, and the speakers sound best playing from the short 6.1 m wall. However, the left side has windows while the right has shelves with LPs. So the left sound is brighter, the right darker. I adjust the right speaker a little bit further out into the room, but I toe them in to the same amount. I adjust this with a laser distance meter, and prefer the sound when the axes of the front drivers cross a meter or so behind the listener position.

jmfinney
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Perhaps you should consider room correction. HAF (Home Fidelity Audio) will produce convolution filters for ROON based on measurements you take of the room. Very reasonably priced. Great customer service. They will walk you through the process until you're satisfied. I've been extremely pleased with several sets of their filters over the years. 

jmfinney
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Apologies! It's Home Audio Fidelity or HAF

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m669326 OP
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Thanks, everyone. 

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bjp9738
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Somewhat similar situation with a a fairly narrow, asymmetrical room.  For me it took finding the right speakers that worked the best within my limitations.  Martin Logan ESL's were the answer.  Because of their narrow horizontal dispersion and line array type design, they eliminated most of the reflection issues I was having and took a lot of the room out of the equation.

I realize switching speakers is not an easy, simple solution, so my suggestion is to play around with placement and add some room treatments, if possible.  Balance issues can often be mitigated by a combination of absorption and diffusion.

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