Not sure if this counts as a tweak...
one guideline I picked up off of the Web for speaker placement is the 1/nth rule
Place the speakers 1/nth the width of the room in from each side wall - where n=odd number i.e.1/3, 1/5, 1/7, 1/9 etc...
So in a 12ft wide room 1/5=29" 1/7=20.5" etc...
It is not imperrative that have the Right Speaker set to the same ratio as the Left Speaker e.g. right=1/5 left=1/7 also works. As long as the ratio is odd
I have tried this a few times and it seems to get good results, you then may have to fiddle a little to get it spot on.
For Placement from the back wall - I read:
For rear ported speakers - at least 3ft
For front ported speakers Minimum 1 ft
In two rooms I have the speakers evenly spaced and in another room I have tried them at different distances both worked very well
Also I have found that with my speakers, I have to angle the speakers in such that their "point at which the sound converges" is about 2 ft behind my head i.e. when I look at the speakers from the listening position I can just see the inner sides of the cabinets.
All of the above is a guideline, since the design of the speaker can have many different effects on room accoustics
e.g. according to the Linn Rep, their latest speakers must be between 1-2 feet from the back wall and at least 3 ft in from each side wall with nothing between the speakers
Regards...
