Fixed Placement, Fixed Sound

[Ultrafast69]

Speaker placement is paramount, but is it ever left to be fixed and never move?

Fractions of an inch can change things radically from my experience.

I have moved speakers matching changes related mainly to power changes.

How many others have moved their speakers when it comes to change?

 

[PeterA]

Speaker placement is critical. After changes to my system I usually re-examine speaker placement. It’s all about finding the right balance for your subjective preference. Cables, power cords, cartridges, they can all slightly change total balance and so I often adjust with speaker placement. As you say, tiny changes in position can make a difference. It helps to have a reference and specific goal in mind.

 

[microstrip]

Speaker position is critical, but I do not re-adjust it for compensating recordings or equipment choice. I usually carry it with the most "neutral" system I own - the QUAD 606 amplifier and the DCS Vivaldi using all Mogami cabling. Then forget about it for a long time - probably until I want to listen to another speaker in the room.

 

[bonzo75]

I am sure speaker placement is important given how many threads we have running on the topic concurrently

 

[dan31]

I just went through a speaker adjustment. Maybe 2 cm forward and 1 cm out. Nice adjustment to tonal balance and separation of instruments. Sometimes we need a little adjustment to reconnect. .

 

[Kingrex]

I fiddled with mine today and the blur I have is gone.

 

[Macattack]

I recently went through a two step change in speaker placement and have the best sound I have ever had. Movement towards each other and about 1/4” more toe-in.

Speaker placement is everything relative to your listening position.

 

[christoph]

Speaker placement is everything relative to your listening position.

And those two relative to the room
That makes a LOT of variables for setting up a system in a given room