I made some additional adjustments and moved the speakers another 4" apart. The S7Ts are now at the limit of what I can do with their placement apart from one another. The speakers now sit 8' 6" apart when measured from the center of the drivers.
I have a 1/2" toe-in which puts the outside rear edge of each speaker 7 1/2" away from the front wall, and the inside rear edges 7" away.
It made a slight improvement is bass response, and I'm wondering if they (speakers) are getting a little help from the side walls in addition to the front wall because they're in closer proximity to the sides now? The outside rear corners of each speaker sit 4' 1" from the side walls which seems like an acceptable distance.
I also moved my listening chair an inch forward. Again, this is a limitation and I won't be able to adjust anything further. Measured from my hip area while seated, I sit 8' 6" away. Since the chair is able to recline, my head may be an additional few inches further away but it seems to be a very good sweet spot.
Things sound pretty damn good, I'd say great. I could likely live without the subs, but the curiosity will remain.
This is where I'm at.
Please refrain from the "oooooooooohhs and aaaaaaaaaaaawws" as this magnificent change in proxemics looks exactly the same as every other photo I have posted here.
I'd be curious to hear what somebody with a similar setup gained or maybe didn't gain by adding a couple of subs.
I think the only way I can decide on subs VS no subs at this stage is to audition a pair that are properly integrated into the room.
As I found with the NHTs, the actual source recording makes a huge difference.
I'm switching over to classical music today to hear how it all sounds.
That is my babbling post of the day to extend this thread for the sake of conversation.
Cheers!
