Apogee stage manual speaker distance chart

Yep, the Stages were magic, with vocal tonality so
real in a way I never heard anywhere since, not Quads, not Dynaudio Evidences, not Grande Utopias, or anything else
(although I really liked all of those speakers when I heard them--I'm not criticizing them).

I meant to say above that the Stages were 18 inches from the
wall, not 10.
I do miss their sound; it was an honor to live with them.

I had the Stages. I went on to the Duetta, and finalized with the Scintilla. It was with the last purchase where the magic midrange came back in.

Anybody check out that chart in the above link? Able to make any sense of it?

09-13-11: Whiznant
Anybody check out that chart in the above link? Able to make any sense of it?

yeah, it's easy! ;-)

OK, so I'm assuming that "Diagram No 4" (which seems to be page 7 of 14 in the PDF) you comprehend, correct?

you must be talking about the table/chart on page "-7-" (which is page 10 of 14 in the PDF)?
Basically this chart is telling you how much tilt back you need to have - the 6 1/2 inches, 5 inches is the tilt back.

So, let's take an example: the 1st row - if you are seated 6' from the speaker and you have the Stages 3' from the wall behind the speaker, make sure that you have 6 1/2 inches of tilt back.
He's shown you how to measure tilt back - go back one page & you'll see that diagram of the Stage speaker. Towards the bottom, you'll see "Refer to text" near the arrow. That distance is measuring the linear distance between the plumb-bob & the rear of the Stage speaker, which is a measure of tilt-back.

Another example: if you are seated 14' from the speaker & have the Stages 3' from the wall behind the speaker, then, make sure that you have 4" of tilt back.

In Apogee speakers tilt back ensures that the drivers integrate at the listening position. The further away you sit from the speakers, the less the tilt back (4" vs. 6 1/2 inches).
Capiche??

They (Stages) were about the easiest speakers to place I ever had.
I could never hear the sound coming from the individual speaker or driver.