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Speaker setup

by MIGIOEB Aug 26, 2016 2:55PM PDT

I am setting up a room for just listening to my music. The room is 15' x 16' and the ideal sitting distance will be about 13' from the equipment. I have a Yamaha AS801 amp, Nad c546bee CD player, Technica AT-LP120-USB turntable and my speakers for now are Energy Connoisseur C-6. My question is what is the ideal distance I should have the towers apart? The reason I ask is because I have shelving units that I need to fit into the mix. If I put them where I would like, the speakers will be 80" apart. Does anyone know if this is not an optimal distance? I welcome somebodies knowledge on this

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I've seen discussions on that for decades now.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Aug 26, 2016 4:10PM PDT

My answer is it matters to the owner. If they think it sounds good, they are right!

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Speaker set up

by MIGIOEB Aug 26, 2016 7:21PM PDT

Thanks that is what I thought just seeing if someone had a different thought on this. It's just.like all the different audio components if it sounds good to yourself that is the.only thing that matters

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