Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Speaker placement and settings

It’s all just trial and error to really get the best sound. There are simply too many variables for rules. What I will say is that getting the placement right is absolutely transformative of the sound, so it’s completely worth all the effort.

It might help to be systematic - change one parameter at a time (speaker position or listening position). Also, within speaker placement, change distance from front wall and when that’s optimal, distance from side walls/apart, etc. It’s complex and will take you a while to get dialled in. It helps to have someone else sometimes.

Usually the last step is to angle the speakers inwards towards the listening position until you get the smoothest tonal balance and stereo image.

Don’t assume anything. Sometimes speakers and/or listening position are best far from boundaries, sometimes up-close (I’ve learned this from several dealer’s listening rooms and the way they are set up). Two of the demo rooms which sound best to me have the listening couch up next to the back wall (which in theory is a no-no) and one has the speakers firing across the short dimension of the room as well, which also should be a no-no, but sounds fantastic.