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Old 03-21-2011, 09:08 PM
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Can I come over and play, too?

I agree with Dan...get some reference distances & keep notes. I stumbled upon a great setup with my Sophias right put of the box...then, I moved them...oops.
I have blue tape on the floor now, just in case madness makes me move mine.
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Old 03-21-2011, 09:19 PM
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David...In Jim Smith's Get Better Sound, he goes through detailed speaker placement instructions. The jist of it is to start off trying to figure out where the speakers' bass sounds most articulated, natural, and free of bloat. He suggests making using masking tape and measuring one inch distances between each line of tape. You can then move the speakers back and forth by 1 inch increments at first. Once you settle on approximate location you can then make smaller adjustments to fine tune. Once you have that distance from the backwall, then moving the speakers apart from one another and back in is about getting stage width where you want it while not compromising center fill image. On the width question, he has found that spreading the speakers (tweeter to tweeter) anywhere between 80%-85% of the distance from the tweeters to your listening position often gives the best result. Finally, adjusting toe-in is a matter of taste in terms of how much treble information you want coming through. Hope this helps but probably reading through the entire description will obviously be better.

Or you can just wait for Bill (the speaker whisperer) to visit you in April and set you straight.

Good luck.

Jim Smith was the first sales manager (Magnepan) I met after going to work for Sound Components in 1978. He is a great, great set up guy and a wonderful person. Plus he can get you to the original Dreamland in no time flat.

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Old 03-21-2011, 09:25 PM
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David...In Jim Smith's Get Better Sound, he goes through detailed speaker placement instructions. The jist of it is to start off trying to figure out where the speakers' bass sounds most articulated, natural, and free of bloat. He suggests making using masking tape and measuring one inch distances between each line of tape. You can then move the speakers back and forth by 1 inch increments at first. Once you settle on approximate location you can then make smaller adjustments to fine tune. Once you have that distance from the backwall, then moving the speakers apart from one another and back in is about getting stage width where you want it while not compromising center fill image. On the width question, he has found that spreading the speakers (tweeter to tweeter) anywhere between 80%-85% of the distance from the tweeters to your listening position often gives the best result. Finally, adjusting toe-in is a matter of taste in terms of how much treble information you want coming through. Hope this helps but probably reading through the entire description will obviously be better.

Or you can just wait for Bill (the speaker whisperer) to visit you in April and set you straight.

Good luck.
I have Jim's book, too...first saw it at David's house, actually!
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There is a "Get Better Sound" DVD coming out any time now also - have mine preordered!
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Old 03-21-2011, 10:01 PM
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There is a "Get Better Sound" DVD coming out any time now also - have mine preordered!
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David.......What are the exact dimensions between your tweeters, and from each tweeter to where your head is when seated?
This should always be the same, IMO.

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Old 03-21-2011, 11:09 PM
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David.......Earth calling David. Where'd you go. You ask for guidance, then promptly disappear. If you don't answer our questions, how can we help you?


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Maybe he got trapped in all the masking tape on the floor.
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I put some blue masking tape on the floor in front of and to the side of my speakers and they already sound better.
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Old 03-22-2011, 08:23 AM
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I put some blue masking tape on the floor in front of and to the side of my speakers and they already sound better.
Someone woke up with a sharp mind today.

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