| Loss: The speakers may nor image so well as they could if moved away
from the wall, but you may get around this by using a smidgeon of
toe-in.
Gain: Bass could be excessive, due to extra reinforcement from wall
reflections. You may be able to reduce this by tuning the reflex port
(if the speakers have one) by blocking the port with something
absorbent. You can experiment with different densities/materials until
you get what you want.
On the other hand, if you're happy with the sound where they are, then
leave them alone. Disturbing your domestic tranquility will reduce your
enjoyment of your system far more than a couple of technical
parameters. After all, the system has to live with you, not the other
way around!
Dave
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On the same subject, I've just made a big difference to my system by
moving the speakers. Having been to the show last week, I noticed that
a lot of the systems at the show had quite a lot of toe-in on the
speakers.
Last year, when I originally got my ES-11s, I set them up almost
parallel to the rear wall, as this produced the best bass response with
my old Cyrus I. Now that the speakers have been well and truly run in,
and I have the Naim amps driving them, there is no longer a problem
with lack of bass.
I've now moved the speakers so that they're almost directly pointed at
my accustomed listening position, and it's improved the imaging a great
deal. Whereas before, vocals emanated from a nebulous area between the
speakers, you can now point to exactly where the singer is positioned.
Just goes to show, there's always one more thing you can tweak...
Trevor
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