Speaker placement methods

[Pim]

I bought Jim Smith's 'Get Better Sound' book. It runs through everything audio but mostly speaker and listening seat (just as important) placement. It's a method, not a calculation he uses and that's because every room, regardless of equal size, has a different acoustic.

It requires a lot of measuring and putting tape on the floor but the end result for me was quite dramatic. The first time I used the method was with my 25+ year old B&W DM14 speakers and old Denon amp. The results blew me away. I basically came to the conclusion that I had wasted all those years listening to a not so bad system in a really bad way.

I've been to a couple of very high end shops where I ended up sitting behind or leaning forward in the listening seat that, supposedly, was set up for maximum sound quality. I found the bass too boomy in both circumstances. And I like a bit of extra bass. Anyway, that shows me that those shops use a different method in setting up than I do. Which one is right I guess will always be a personal thing.