Any advice on my setup is appreciated...

[edwelly]

Hello all - I posted a picture of my setup and someone commented on the angle of the mains. This got me to thinking about my setup as I have a small room so my options are limited. Care to offer your advice on how you would set it up? thanks!!!

 

[MDS]

I don't see anything wrong with your setup. Did you experiment with angles of the speakers at all? If you change the angles you need to recalibrate - even a little move can change the calibration. If you've calibrated the system and it sounds good to you, then leave it alone.

If you want the 'technical' explanation for what is the best angle of the mains, it is this:

The listening position and the speakers should form an equilateral triangle with the angle between the speakers and the listening position at 30 degrees.
Due to room constraints and distances you may not be able to follow that rule exactly, but like all other rules of thumb, it's a good starting point from which you can make minor adjustments until you are happy with the sound.

 

[j_garcia]

From the position of the picture, it looks like the mains are a bit steeply toed in, but without hearing it, it's impossible for someone to say it's right or wrong. You'll know your speakers are angled correclty when it sounds like you have a center channel when listening in stereo. The distance of the two speakers apart from each other compared to the distance you are away from them is key and the angle depends on that distance. The rule of thumb is a good one, but is not the ideal for every speaker in every case.

IMO, I'd toe the surrounds towards the center of the room as well.

 

[Dezoris]

Yeah the toe in looks extreme. Have you metered the room to see if the speakers are balanced?

 

[supervij]

Then again, I haven't toed my mains in at all, and I get that "centre speaker" feeling when I listen to stuff in stereo. (Very similar to that loving feeling, just before it's gone, gone, gone . . .)

So who's to say that one needs to toe in at all?

cheers,
supervij

 

[nibhaz]

Then again, I haven't toed my mains in at all, and I get that "centre speaker" feeling when I listen to stuff in stereo. (Very similar to that loving feeling, just before it's gone, gone, gone . . .)

So who's to say that one needs to toe in at all?

cheers,
supervij

No one!

I've lived in three different places with my 604's and each place required them to be at a different angle in order to achieve the soundstage I prefer. The first location required no toe-in and where I’m currently at requires quite a bit of toe-in. It’s all dependent on the speaker and the acoustical signature of the environment in which they are placed.

To each his own!

 

[mfabien]

Hello all - I posted a picture of my setup and someone commented on the angle of the mains. This got me to thinking about my setup as I have a small room so my options are limited. Care to offer your advice on how you would set it up? thanks!!!

It appears from your picture that the back end of the sub is quite close to the wall. A foot or two away from the wall will make a difference. See:

http://svsubwoofers.com/faq.htm#wheretoput