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| Introduction | ||
| I never used to pay too much attention to my listening room; the stereo and speakers were always placed where ever they were most convenient and looked the best. Like fancy cables, speaker stands, and other audiophile paraphernalia, I always assumed that such things were fun to play with and argue about, but were basically nonsense. I knew nothing of what a difference the correct setup could make to the quality of the sound and the listening experience. | ||
| In my various living rooms over the years, I always put the stereo on my huge wall unit that occupies one end of the room, and I also put the speakers on shelves on the outside edges of the wall unit. Unfortunately, the couch where I usually sit was always at a rightangle to the wall unit and the stereo, but I was always happy with the sound. | ||
| Then I ran across this article, and I decided to give it a shot. I built some speaker stands (described here), and moved the speakers out along the wall opposite the couch. I spaced them about 8 feet apart and turned them slightly to point at the center of the couch about 10 feet away. The setup is shown in the three photos below. | ||
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| What a difference! Placing the speakers on stands in the correct place made more improvement to the sound than just about anything else I have done. I get chills now when I sit on my couch and listen to music. And, fortunately, I was able to do it in such a way that it passed muster with the better half (she appreciates the music almost as much as I do). | ||
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