Width between speakers

[bonzo]

Hi, have any of you had experience with speakers placed really wide, and you sitting in an equilateral triangle or further away? In UK normally I get to see roughly 7 feet apart. I am talking 13 feet or more. What are the positives and negatives

 

[amey01]

Hi, have any of you had experience with speakers placed really wide, and you sitting in an equilateral triangle or further away? In UK normally I get to see roughly 7 feet apart. I am talking 13 feet or more. What are the positives and negatives

Soundstage collapse.

 

[Rich]

Partly depends on the speakers, room size and shape, seating distance from speakers, etc., but generally speaking you get a much wider soundstage but the center fill starts to collapse and the imaging suffers. I believe the optimum setup for stereophonic sound is supposed to have an equilateral triangle between listener and speakers with the speakers at about a 60 degree angle out from the listener.

 

[bonzo]

Yes, I am retaining the equilateral here, just saying it's a bigger triangle

 

[Rich]

Yes, I am retaining the equilateral here, just saying it's a bigger triangle

In that case, I would think you would get the impression of a wider, deeper soundstage without any negative effects. But there are so many variables (the room itself being a big one) that its hard to say.