How to not stub your toe -in


I read on here awhile back some general guidelines for toe-in but can't seem to find it now. There was discussion of near field listening needing more toe-in, less toe-in as the distance from the side walls increased and such as that.

I know that what was said was general and that different speakers wil not behave the same and will need fine tuning, but is there any kind of martix-type plan to follow for toe-in to get to the best position more quickly?
motdathird
Motdathird, Cardas Audio has some guidelines on speaker placement and toe in. www.cardas.com Another good source would probably be Rives audio. They are a member here on Audiogon. Happy Listening! John
Your own logic should be sufficient to figure it out. Considering the variables, guidelines aren't particularly as beneficial as common sense. I'd suggest maybe get a laser-light to equalize toe-in between the speakers. Get a cubic one, so the laser shines consistently perpendicular to the face of the speakers.

I like Newbee’s post, but unlike Newbee, if you have no idea about the degree of toe-in, I'd start (or experimentally finish) with speakers' forward-firing axis crossing in front of your head. Oh, and if you proceed while the spikes are on, pivot on the same spike for both speakers, every time, or they'll move around the room. Good luck, I hate toe-in.
ProAc offers a simple way to toe the line: angle the speakers until you can't see their sides. Of course some speakers sound, and look, better firing full on forward. To make moving them around easy, put pennies under the spikes.