Thanks Effischer for your comments on my new system. Got the preamp here on Audiogone (was looking for a KBL but could't find one). The KSA250 and the B&W 801s3 I got on Craigslist. Speakers have no stands just on spikes.
I have a concrete floor with rug coverings. The speakers are aside a fireplace (with TV over) and are 11' apart. I now on your advice have them slightly toed in with the mid/top units toed in just a little more than the woofers. I started sitting to make an equilateral triangle but widened the sound stage by moving forward so that I was about 9' out from the fireplace. These speakers just do not have a hole in the center no matter how far forward you go.
The speakers are still only 1 ' from back wall (wife insistence). Is it normal with the B&W's to point woofer and mids in diferent directions? They do swivel but the B&W manual is silent on the issue.
I have a concrete floor with rug coverings. The speakers are aside a fireplace (with TV over) and are 11' apart. I now on your advice have them slightly toed in with the mid/top units toed in just a little more than the woofers. I started sitting to make an equilateral triangle but widened the sound stage by moving forward so that I was about 9' out from the fireplace. These speakers just do not have a hole in the center no matter how far forward you go.
The speakers are still only 1 ' from back wall (wife insistence). Is it normal with the B&W's to point woofer and mids in diferent directions? They do swivel but the B&W manual is silent on the issue.