Anyone have comments on radical toe in?

The type of set up described by Sidssp is called "Hugh Brittany" angling after the BBC engineer who developed it in the 30s. It works very well in some rooms and I have used it a majority of the time. In my present room, which has an unusual shape, I have been experimenting with other placements and am about to try the placement Cardas recommends. There is no substitute for experimentation but the new computer software should make it easier. Unfortunately for me I use a Mac and most that I have seen is for PC.

My panels are now nearly straight. Nearly no toe at all. I have experimented forever, in a bad, constrained room. Too much toe produced a very small, focused sweetspot and overbright sound. Moving the speakers as close together as practical, about 60", inside to inside and no more than 15 or 20 degrees of toe produces best result. They 'cross' well behind me.
In years past, I'd FACE them, maybe 4feet apart and sit between. Best headphones money could buy.

I use a 90 degree toe-in and put my chair between the speakers. Speaker spacing is my real issue.

I believe radical toe-in can be successfully addressed with orthotics or surgery.

In my experience speakers with fairly smooth off-axis response are the best candidates for radical toe-in. This will help maintain good soundstaging and tonal balance for off-centerline listeners. With such speakers I routinely use about 45 degrees of toe-in, such that the axes criss-cross in front of the normal center listening position.

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