R,
My listening room is very similar in dimensions to the one you describe, though a bit more than 10' width. But a few questions first: I am not sure I understand your restrictions on placement. If the speakers are placed on the long wall, with the right 2 feet from the side wall and 7' between the two, is the left speaker 12 feet from its side wall? And if the listener is 7' from the center axis, won't he be 3.5 feet to the outside of one of the speakers? Maybe I misunderstood the second, and it is seven feet away from the line connecting the two?
In any case, regarding the SM1's: Dunlavy specifically instructs owners to
-place them on the long wall
-to NOT have the speakers be the same distance from their back and side walls
-to have the listener sit reasonably close to his back wall
-to have the distance between speakers be greater than the distance from the listener to each speaker, as the crow flies
I think your set up meets these requirements except for my questions about the left speakers placement versus the sidewall, and the listener versus the center of axis. The SM1s are excellent in many respects and remarkable in imaging, but much less so if the distances from side walls and back walls are not consistent between speakers, and expecially if the listening position is quite off center.
C.
