With the speakers fairly close together, listen for a tightly focused image precisely between the two speakers. Move the speakers a little farther apart and listen again.
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Most Popular. Back to top. More articles from this editor. When you adjust the toe-in on your speakers how do you do it? Do you have the center of your tweeters meeting at your head in your normal sitting position? Do you have the tweeters meeting in front of your sitting position? Or, do you have the tweeters meeting crossing behind your sitting position?
Do you have a reason for doing it the way you do, what are the benefits? I normally have my toe-in set so they meet cross at my head.
Really it is just how I have always done it. I was reading a speaker review and the writer talked about being able to just see the inside edge of each cabinet for proper toe-in which with my set up I cannot. Location: Melbourne Australia. There's no right or wrong way - just try it all ways and see if you can hear any diff.
Just pick what's best. It's also an idea to leave it in position for a few days or so and then changing it again. Let your ears get used to a location before shifting. Personally for me, I don't think minor changes are that noticeable but that's just me! WapatoWolf likes this. Location: San Diego, CA. In my current room I have a roughly 9x9x9 triangle. I have a laser pointer and aim the tweeter really the front plane of the speaker about a foot to the left and right of the middle point of the triangle.
I tried aiming both tweeters at the exact middle but I prefer a wider aim. I am pretty sure that different speakers would need a different aiming strategy so of course YMMV. Physically I use a right angle ruler and orient one part on the front plane of the speaker and I line a laser pointer up with the other arm of the right angle.
I put the pointer in the middle of the speaker where the tweeter lives. I put the red dot about a foot from the center of my sofa and I set the sofa up using a tape measure to determine the center point of the speakers. I really like sitting smack dab in the middle.
My wife prefers to sit off axis or maybe she is just cutting me some slack. Kristofa likes this. I realize there is not a "this is the absolute best or only way" but since I had pretty much only done it one way I was trying to understand other options and view points.
Location: Texas. In my setup, they're straight ahead Location: UK. Hulloder , Oct 22, Location: US. I don't think you want a 9x9x9 triangle. The instruction for imaging with Spica loudspeakers the kings of imaging say you want more of a 7X9x9 shape. You want to sit a little further away from the speaker than they are spaced apart. How to I toe in. Mainly by ear. Just keep them even. There are different trick, but using your own ears is best.
Ghostworld , Oct 22, It all comes down to controlling stereo imaging and sound reflections. Accurate stereo imaging gives the impression that each sound is coming from a different place. Imagine the sound of an entire band coming from a single point in space, with each instrument stacked on top of each other.
This would be a poor stereo image. Now imagine unpacking those sounds so that each instrument is spread out from left to right - as if the musicians were standing on a stage in front of you. This is a good stereo image. Is there an empty space in the middle of the sound? Do the instruments seem to overlap and blend together? When you listen to music, you are hearing more than just the sound waves that travel directly from the speakers to your ears.
You are also hearing reflected sound that bounce off your walls, furniture, cats, etc. Both speakers should face toward the listener, with the tweeters at roughly ear level. To achieve optimal listening height, we generally suggest using speaker stands.
But placing your speakers on furniture instead of dedicated stands is usually fine - just keep the reflection principle in mind and make sure that the speaker cones are flush with or protruding from the front edge of the furniture.
If your speaker is near the back of a shelf, sound will reflect from any and all surfaces in front of the cone. Remember that walls reflect sound, too. Speakers should be at least feet away from the nearest wall especially if your speaker is in a corner. Many speakers have rear-facing bass ports. Positioning a rear bass port too close to the wall will reflect sound waves, resulting in time smearing. If your speakers have front-facing bass ports, then you should be able to get away with having them a little closer to the wall.
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