Distance Between Speakers

[Travis]

Originally Posted by louhamilton

I think for HT, it is more important to have the front three the same distance from your listening area. This results in an arc along the front sound soundstage. Additionally, I have read (I think on the Dolby website) that in 2-channel, an equilateral triangle is best, where the fronts are at a 45 degree angle to the listening area. In HT, however, fronts should be around 30 degrees to the listening area. That would result in a wider speaker placement up front. This would make sense since HT has the center channel which would fill in any void seen in a 2-channel setup. This is also why it is so hard to have a multi-use setup. Unless you physically move your speakers depending on what you plan on listening to, you may not be in the optimum position to enjoy the audio.

Good idea Lou,

I will move my fronts up a bit more to get the same distance from seat.