interesting.
do you know what the theory and reasoning behind extreme toe-in is?
how did it improve the sound if the LS50s?
Here's a good article about it. I'm thinking Alan Blumlein was the one who originally came up with the idea. I don't agree with the author of the article about room treatments though, they have been greatly helpful in my room:
http://thehighfidelityreport.com/extreme-toe-in/
In my case, even though my room is acoustically treated to the nines, there is a large bookcase/desk unit behind the listening chair (this is supposed to be a home office). Evidently, that piece of furniture really screws up the acoustics. Someday it will be outa there, but not yet.
So having the speakers toed in more, pointed to the rear corners, where the bass traps are located, and the output hitting more of the treated opposite side walls, solves this problem. The sound is more relaxed and non-fatiguing. There is at least one other fellow on Audio Asylum who also has his LS50s set up like this, as he turned me on to the idea. Note that I am using stereo subwoofers with this setup, so the KEFs locations regarding bass output doesn't have to be optimized.
BTW, if you research the work of Alan Blumlein, it is amazing what he accomplished, and such a shame that he died so young. I wonder what more he would of contributed if he had lived a long life.
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