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Dipole Asymmetry

I am considering purchase of a pair of Martin Logan Summit X speakers. In my room, I am somewhat constrained for speaker placement. I could place the speakers about 3-4 feet off the front wall. My main concern is my audio rack would be placed directly behind the left speaker, while there would be nothing placed behind the right speaker. How detrimental would this asymmetry be on sound quality?
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maplegrovemusic
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kalali ,
You do not need to have bridges for sale , just fancy overpriced audiophile marketed  equipment . 
sleepysurf
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Before throwing in the towel on stats, you might consider Janszen hybrid electrostatic speakers, which can be placed closer to the wall because they have a closed cabinet with back wave absorption.
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OP: "Thanks for all the feedback. I think, personally, I’ll take rearward firing energy out of the equation and go with a conventional speaker design."

Conventional speakers also have rearward firing energy as well as a lot more energy hitting the side walls, floor and ceiling.

OP: "I’ve learned that everything, EVERYTHING makes a difference. The only question is how significant, and how audible is it."

Unless you have a room that is particularly unsuited for electrostats, and you would have to try them to know for sure, electrostats should not be more of a problem than other speaker designs. As you know, all speakers come with their own issues.

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maplegrovemusic
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The op was scared away from bad advice early in the forum post . Too bad . Hope he gets to hear some stats in his future .
limniscate
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I have an uneven front wall with my Magnepan 3.7i's.  The left speaker is 9' away from the wall and the right speaker is 7'.  I don't think there's a noticeable difference, but it could be because they're far enough away from the front wall already.  I was surprised that I could tell the difference in sound quality when the speakers were 7' and 5' away versus 9' and 7' though.  
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