Speaker Width?

I agree that getting the speakers away from the wall is important, but I also think that how far is probably dependent on the specific speaker including where its bass port is located.

In my situation I can only get them about 2 feet from the sidewalls and maybe 2 feet from the back wall. There is simply no practical way around that.

But when I really set out to get them positioned correctly they actually sound better a little closer to both the side and back wall (the back wall is actually bookshelves...which may be acoustically damping with all the books??).

My point is that once you get them in the ballpark then spend some time fine tuning and leave them where ever they sound best regardless of how that fits with the general rules.

Mine are about 8 feet apart, slightly toed in with tweeters pointed straight at me at eye level. But my seat is 15 feet away which is slightly too far. If I’m really serious about listening I’ll pull my chair into the room about 3 feet and it makes a difference.

What a bunch of weirdos we are. ;-)

That actually makes things look a little better. I think the pano made things look worse than they are. The cushion of the chaise part of the sofa is in the way a little but looks like it just blocks the woofer and not the mid and tweeter. I have a couch corner that does the same thing. I’ve pulled the couch out of the way and it did not make an appreciable difference so I don’t worry about it. I can still see all drivers from my sitting position.

It also looks like you could move them in to be closer together and slightly in front of the cabinet and then put them back when you’re done with serious listening as mentioned above. It looks like that could knock a good 6’ off the total distance between them. Even a set of furniture sliders would make that easier and not cost a lot....and probably wouldn’t affect SQ either........

"Although I agree with most of the advice you're getting, it's really no wonder this hobby dying off (LOL / Kind of)"

That would be funny if it wasn't so true! ;-)

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. ;-)

In the first room I had my system in the sweet spot was incredibly small. A difference of inches and I'm typically not a fussy audiophile about this sort of thing but in that room it was as you say, you knew the right spot immediately and all others were noticeably worse. Even turning my head to one side made a difference in the soundstage.

In my current room the sweet spot is not so small and there are several of them. I don't know why. My room has a few hard flat surfaces but it has 10' ceilings, carpeted floor and soft furnishings everywhere else. Maybe that helps?

I knew better than to even open that one.

I don't think anyone is reading any of the previous posts.