How to listen to speakers?

[davide256]

Maggies are unforgiving about not being in the center sweet spot.  I also recently experienced that when you have 5'5" tall speakers, a 10' ceiling makes a big improvement for imaging vs an 8' ceiling.

 

 

[davide256]

15 hours ago, fas42 said:

 

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Mono sound gives excellent depth placement, but for lateral positioning there are less clues available - there's a 'fullness' to the sound, but I wouldn't be confident about getting the placement sideways right.

That very statement tells me you are  a con man. There are no "depth" cues with mono and I've heard one of the best mono setups possible. A good mono setup

can make you aware that the imaging and depth of stereo is sizzle, not the steak.