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Re: Listening position distance

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About 10' apart, 15' away.
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My speaker Handbook specifies flat up to the back wall but not touching. 1.5-2.5 Mtr apart

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hmmm my cubettes in my box room - on big comp desk 40in apart and 28in from where my head is :o

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Work-desk setup has a pair of doc-modded Mission 760's at 60cm apart and 60cm from ears.

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Re: Listening position distance

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I sit 15 to 19 feet away. For the distance between speakers, do you mean the distance from inside edge to inside edge of the cabinets, or the distance between the centre points of the midrange drivers?

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Does it matter ;)

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System 1: Speakers 5 feet apart; listening distance 7 feet.

System 2: Speakers 4 feet apart; listening distance 4 feet.

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Lindsayt wrote: Wed May 30, 2018 7:27 am I sit 15 to 19 feet away. For the distance between speakers, do you mean the distance from inside edge to inside edge of the cabinets, or the distance between the centre points of the midrange drivers?
I've assumed distance between centre point of midrange drivers.

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