How close should speakers be to the TV?
 

Hey all,

I'm just wondering how close the left and right speakers should be to the TV. Mine are shielded but I wanted to know how much space one should leave between the TV and the speakers for proper sound.

Well the farther apart the larger the sound field will be. Obviously you do not want them 20 feet apart, but 1 to 3 feet from the sides would be ideal with the center as close to the image as possible.

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I recall reading somewhere (can't remember, one of them "techie" audio rags) that a 6' minimum L/R speaker separation is needed for proper stereo soundstaging. I would interpret that to mean simply as "no closer together than 6 feet" - which leave plenty of room in between for however you want to space the display device.

Sounds good and about right. Unfortunately, I only have 43" to play with.

I'm thinking about replacing my SHARP CD-DD4500 with a RCA HTS-6000, and the L/R speakers on it, I think and hope will fit just to the sides of my 32" Sony Flatscreen. I need to take a tape measure down to the store to check dimensions.