I've just noticed that my new Lintons have a pretty nice stereo image compared to what I thought they could do. I'm still adjusting their position etc and I never had heard them playing so well. The thing is, each speaker is a little over 2m apart, with a slight toe in (maybe 5º), and the image locks at 1m away from that. I had a similar problem with my previous QAcoustics 3050is which also imaged too close to the front plane of the speakers.
I do realize that the equilateral triangle thing of placement is just a theoretical reference but isn't just 1 meter too shallow? What's the "rules" on this subject, should I just toe them out? What could cause such a thing?
BTW, they are on top of the original stands with Gaia III feet and carpet disks. That shouldn't have improved things as the speakers aren't bolted to the stands but they did. It was after replacing the original spikes that I noticed the solid stereo image. Not saying it was the Isoacoustics, it could have been a coincidence due to small positioning chances I did while I was with my butt up installing the damn things .
I do realize that the equilateral triangle thing of placement is just a theoretical reference but isn't just 1 meter too shallow? What's the "rules" on this subject, should I just toe them out? What could cause such a thing?
BTW, they are on top of the original stands with Gaia III feet and carpet disks. That shouldn't have improved things as the speakers aren't bolted to the stands but they did. It was after replacing the original spikes that I noticed the solid stereo image. Not saying it was the Isoacoustics, it could have been a coincidence due to small positioning chances I did while I was with my butt up installing the damn things .