[Jeremy Wadian]

My speakers are original Energy Take 5's. I sit 9 feet away from my screen and my speakers are currently 5 feet apart from each other. Should I move them? Thanks.

 

[sterankoman]

At 9 feet from your speakers I would consider moving them out to 7-8' apart.

Many loudspeakers work well when they and the listener form an equilateral triangle, within reason of course.

 

[rynberg]

The proper listening angle according to ITU and many speaker manufacturers is 60-deg, resulting in a spacing between the speaker of 2/3 distance to the listening position (9 foot listening distance = 6-feet between speakers). Going wider than this frequently starts resulting in a weak center fill. It also shrinks the sweet spot.


For HT applications, having the speakers too far outside the screen edge will also pull voices and effects to the sides off the edge of the screen, reducing realism.