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Filthy Hans
Jun 27, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Quick question: I see lots of setup diagrams for stereo have the speakers firing in the exact same direction (i.e. directly away from the wall that they're backed up to) but when I see pictures of people's setups they sometimes have the speakers aimed directly at the listener instead. What's the difference?

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Filthy Hans
Jun 27, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Dogcow posted:

The nerds call it "toe in". The theory is that since higher frequencies are more directional they should be clearer or whatever when aimed directly at the listening position. On the other hand doing that too much can maybe hurt the stereo separation and "image" a little. It's really just personal preference, try it both ways and see what you like (or if you can even tell a difference).

Thanks duder

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