Optimal speaker placement?

[spwath]

I have a pair of stereo speakers in front of me, near field, about 2 ft away.

 

What is the optimal distance they should be apart?

And should they be angled toward me or pointed straight forward?
Current config:

[Josephdalepi]

I have a pair of stereo speakers in front of me, near field, about 2 ft away.

 

What is the optimal distance they should be apart?

And should they be angled toward me or pointed straight forward?

Current config:

placement is whatever you want

and what the hell keyboard is that thing?????

[vanished]

Generally you want them facing at you, or as close to that as possible, but if that would cause them to have to point towards each other significantly, I think that is generally to be avoided.

[givingtnt]

I like having them pointing past me, not direcly. 

 

also thats a thick ass keyboard

[spwath]

placement is whatever you want

and what the hell keyboard is that thing?????

 

I like having them pointing past me, not direcly. 

 

also thats a thick ass keyboard

Its from a police car computer, it has MX blacks, orginaly had a rubber layer over switches for waterproofing

[Philcat101]

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Stereo sound theory suggests that they are the same distance apart as they are to your ears, making a triangle with your head and speakers in it. Also point them directly at your ears.

[Josephdalepi]

Its from a police car computer, it has MX blacks, orginaly had a rubber layer over switches for waterproofing

can i get a name? i want to drop it off my house and let it sit in the snow and see what happens

[Vercii]

That keyboard...

[givingtnt]

Its from a police car computer, it has MX blacks, orginaly had a rubber layer over switches for waterproofing

noice

[spwath]

can i get a name? i want to drop it off my house and let it sit in the snow and see what happens

The computer is a data911 M5

Keyboard is something made by TG3 electronics for it

[Enderman]

they should be in an equilateral triangle with your head being the third corner

[spwath]

they should be in an equilateral triangle with your head being the third corner

and pointed along the line segments?

[Guest]

and pointed along the line segments?

 

Depends on the speaker.

[Enderman]

and pointed along the line segments?

yes

for the most perfect stereo imaging

 

if you just want to fill the whole room with sound then face them straight forward

[spwath]

Depends on the speaker.

OK, i can try multiple configs. The guy i bought them from had them in an about 6-8 ft eqalateral triangle, but pointed straight forward, thats why I ask.

[SuicideAnomaly]

@Philcat101 and @Enderman have nailed it.

[vanished]

Depends on the speaker.

I think generally you want them facing at you, but you also don't want them toed in so much that it affects the soundstage, right?

[Guest]

I think generally you want them facing at you, but you also don't want them toed in so much that it affects the soundstage, right?

 

It depends on the dispersion pattern of the speaker and a little bit on subjective preference.

[Stagea]

I have a pair of stereo speakers in front of me, near field, about 2 ft away.

 

What is the optimal distance they should be apart?

And should they be angled toward me or pointed straight forward?

Current config:

If the center of your head is 2 feet away from both speakers, optimal distance between them would typically be anywhere from 1.5 feet to 3.0 feet depending on the recording (around 45 to 90 degrees apart). 

 

As for speaker toe, dynamic drivers generally offer the best response on-axis (pointing to your ears). This is especially true for speakers like yours (full-range), as they tend to beam more in the upper freqs. However, some can sound better a bit off-axis (especially those that exhibit a high frequency lift). Play around with positioning and go with what you like.

[Donk Quixote]

For me I find speaker height more important than distance apart (within reason).  The ideal for me, at least for the speaker I'm using right now, is the tweeter 2-3 inches above ear level.  Anything below ear level sounds depressing.

[Lutkeveld]

OP, why don't you just try yourself.... 

It's free and good sound is subjective...

[EndlessOyster]

I dont think it really matters, from the looks of the photo your in a small room, there be random spots of cancellation and it be different for each frequency. I suspect the speaker lobes as well so there is so many factors just sit where you want to sit and then just see if your happy how it sounds.