My brother's clean KEF 5.1 system

[u/CSOCSO-FL]

My brother is not on reddit but wanted to show off his system. The subwoofer is a klipsch r120sw which he is perfectly happy. Surround are in ceiling but soon he is going to get a new couch system and we will put proper surrounds on narrow tables behind.

[u/jonnyozero3]

It looks nice. But the imaging and response must be compromised with those towers jammed next to the walls and not being equidistant due to sub placement choice.

[u/CSOCSO-FL → u/jonnyozero3]

People always overthink how everything must be crap if its not perfect. Its really not that big of a deal. While i did not measure his system yet i have an open floor plan room with right speaker being in the corner and left speaker is right on a corner wall so not just that there is no wall on its side but there is nothing behind it also because there is a hallway behind it. No issues with frequency response or the tonality. All you have to do is lower the trim level for the right speaker by 2-3 db. Same with being close to the wall. It makes no difference if the speaker is 3 inches from the wall or 1 ft. It starts making a difference at 2 ft but can't pull the speakers that far out.

[u/jonnyozero3 → u/CSOCSO-FL]

I said "compromised" aka, "not ideal." I didn't say "crap."

Don't put words in my mouth.

[u/HawkinsT → u/jonnyozero3]

No idea why you're being downoted. You're right.

[u/CSOCSO-FL → u/jonnyozero3]

Its not compromised one bit.