It is true that like i read in posts before that these speakers have to be far away from the front wall to sound their best. And this is true if you have side walls nearby. I moved house and now i have my speakers on the long wall of the living room and on the left i have more then 3 meters from that wall and even there is a glass door. And on the right i have even 6 meters or more. And behind me there is a big window from floor to ceiling. I noticed when i placed these speakers in my new space being far from the front wall as i am used to be placing these they sounded very thin. only low notes i could hear but no mid bas notes. I had to put these speakers only 1 feet from the wall measured from the back of the speaker lower unit to the wall to have a solid sound. There it goes that every room is different. Still i am experimenting. They may have to be even closer to the wall for lower volume late night listening. They are run with a Rotel Michi X5 nowadays. More power then these need.