[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by Tie_breaker

Hi Harbeth owners, I just purchased a pair of Super HL5 plus 40th anniversary edition. My room is 12 x 20. I have to use the long wall and need to have my rack towards the middle of the long wall. I would appreciate your advice on placement. How far apart should the speakers be, distance from back wall, listening position etc? I have them on 18 inch high stands.
Thank you in advance..

Hi Tie,
By using the long wall, I presume you mean that the speakers will be placed along the long wall.

For my 30.2s, I have them 32" from the edge inner rear cabinet edge to the "front wall" (the wall that is behind the speakers). I have toed them in a bit, so the distance from the corner of the outer part of the rear cabinet is ~35". I followed Harbeth's recommendation, which was to place them 2M apart. I just measured mine with the usual set-up I use, and with the toe-in they're set to, the center of the front baffles are 6ft, 6 inches apart, which converts to...1.9812 meters. So...pretty dang close to Harbeth's recommendations.

Also, within the general guidelines provided by Harbeth, I sit about 7 feet in front of them (7 ft, 6 inches, to be exact).

Here's a pic that would be representative of what you would see from my usual sitting position.


I sometimes pull them out and have them firing down the "diagonal" of my listening space because there is less of a back wall for the right speaker to have its output reflect off of, and create thus create a null mode in the FR.

Your stands sound to be just about the right height for Super HL5+.

Hope this helps...

-Stephen aka the 'ole snuggle-toothed, gamy-legged Puma Cat.