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The wall behind the speakers is the front wall. Leaning the speakers towards the front wall is forward I believe.

@@billfife6569 I just watched the Wilson Audio setup video that they recommended. it is very clear that when Mr. Wilson says move it forward, he means toward the listener and away from the front wall.

Good tips!

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It is never ever desirable to have a coloured "sonic ambience" in your listening environment, at least if you want to reproduce the recorded sound. If you want uneven distributions across the frequency spectrum, and a room that rings in certain frequencies, by all means - disregard acoustic treatment.

@@skatterpro when I first entered the world of premium audio in the early 80s, the salesman at my local dealership, sat me down with a large mug of coffee and preached that the major spend of any hifi budget should go on source equipment. With sound reasoning. There can’t be any audiophiles not familiar with the CICO effect. Crap In, Crap Out. I adhered to this hypothesis for many years. Until, that is, in the mid 90s my local hifi dealer had a closing down sale. I bought, on a wim, a pair of substantial floorstanders, reduced from 6500 to 3900. 3900 is far more than I had ever paid for any single source component. The difference those speakers made to my hifi system was phenomenal, far greater than any single source component had ever made! I concluded that the big money should go on speakers. With sound reasoning. If your speakers are incapable of resolving what the rest of your system throws at them? Then the systems potential won’t be maximised. It was around this time that I discovered the internet and RU-vid hifi community and realised that I wasn’t alone in that conclusion. Fast forward to the present and the buz phrase appears to be ‘room treatment’, ‘acoustic corretion’, or ‘room correction’. I’ve frequently heard the claim that if you have 25000 to spend on a hifi system? 5000 should go on equipment and 20000 on room treatment. Whilst I appreciate that room treatment can change the sonic signature of your hifi, whether that change represents an improvement is surely down to personal taste. If you are fortunate enough to have the luxury of a dedicated listening room? Housing no more than your hifi gear, listening chair and maybe beer fridge? Then room treatment may? pay dividends. Meanwhile, back in the real world where hifi systems like mine have to fight for their right to be in the family lounge, I seriously believe that carpets, curtains, rugs, cushions, sofas Etc. All contribute to keeping the RT level, acceptable. If you and I were conversing in my lounge, would you insist that I acoustically treat the room, because my voice did not sound natural. Since early human existence. Since our days as cave dwellers. Our auditory system has evolved to distinguish direct sounds from indirect sounds. Separate the wheat from the chaff, the shit from the shine. We have to accept that music reproduced by a hifi system is fake. It’s an illusion. It’s up to us, as audiophiles, to build a system which takes that illusion as close to your interpretation of reality as feasible. Obviously for you, acoustic treatment features high on your priorities. For me, not so much so. Enjoy the music.

What to do in a small square room? 14x15 feet

@@Kukkema For a room length of 15 feet, your best Listening Position will be at 39.6% which is 5'-11-1/4" from the front wall. A 14'x15' is still somewhat rectangular so you are fine. If it was 15'x15', then you will have compounding modal issues.

I believe he means upwards that's what I did and it does rise the sound stage

I believe tilt upwards for speakers which are at lower position and tilt downward for higher speakers position versus our sitting and hearing position.

I have ISOAccoustics under everything, including my Focal Solo 6 (s)! Great Canadian innovation!!

Good point!

God forbid you move your head one inch and destroy the whole experience of listening to music. LOL. You should stick to headphones if that's what you think.

@@Cowplunk That’s not how it works. Once the speakers are positioned within 1/16” of each other and work in perfect concert with one another and with perfect unison with the room, the music will sound coherent from everywhere, even outside the listening room.

Its not about the size of the room, rather its that near perfect square dimension that is unwanted. No one is dissing small rooms.