I know we have to be careful with OB speakers. Spatial recommends a minimum 18 inches from edge of the speaker to sidewalls and recommends a minimum 3 feet from back of the the speaker to the front wall. Okay, I get that and I exceed those minimums. But. My X3s are huge speakers. Imposing, really. When I sit at the MLP, the left and right speakers are (mid baffle to mid baffle) 10 feet apart. The MLP to each speaker (mid baffle) is also 10 feet. Yeah, an equilateral triangle!
And yet, they are seemingly in my face. Personally, after all my positioning adjustments, I feel I am getting great sound but I thought it would be helpful to ask fellow members how they are configured between the MLP and their speakers. I do readjust the speakers to 2.5 feet from the front wall (no closer because it creates a real echo on vocals). In this position they are much less imposing but for music, depth goes away. I really can't move the MLP towards the rear wall. My only alternative is to turn the lights out (hahaha).
My question is: What is your MLP to speakers measurement? How close is "too" close? How far is "too" far?
Marcus