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KEF owners, how are your speakers positioned?

I have Reference 5’s, the fronts are  4’ from the front wall, aimed straight out, 8’ apart and 8’ from my listening position.  I was curious how other KEF owners had their speakers pointed, straight forward or toed in and if so, how much?  How did toeing them in change the sound?

I called KEF and they recommended them to sit straight forward, but I have seen them toed in, per reviews of both amplifiers that were using them and the speakers themselves.

Thanks All.

128x128curiousjim
newbee
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How far to the side walls? Generally speaking, toe in/side wall reflections are not independent of each other regardless of speaker design except for panels and electrostats. The further from the side walls the less toe in......but its all room dependent (your room!) :-) I don't have KEF's but its pretty much the same for all of the box speakers I have used.

edcyn
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When I had my KEF Corellis, oh so long ago, I had them pointed slightly inward, as far from the walls as possible in my series of modest apartments. Depending on my mood I'd either have the grills on or off. The grills gave me slightly better orchestral tone. The absence of grills gave me a better image. In any event, buying the KEFS was revelatory in my audiophile development. An utterly different tonal world than what I'd been stuck with previously. Even hooked to my Kenwood Receivers.

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curiousjim OP
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@newbee 

About 42”.

zlone
421 posts
 

My LS50’s are toed in about 15 degrees. Triangle is roughly 7’ per side and I get a very good image. 
 

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