How Far Should Speakers Be From Wall? (2024)

Ralph Spataro

Danmarchio: the speaker distance from the wall to the back of the speaker should be 2ft or 60cm, the maximum distance should be 4ft or 121.91cm from the wall depending on the listening area. The more closer you put your speaker the more coverage and bass output it will have.

I have the 1723 THX and have them 60cm from the back of the speaker to the wall for optimal bass output.

hope this helps

#37351March 26, 2022 at 00:21

Thomas Gunvaldsen

This is probably not the answer you are looking for, but the reason there is not a given “perfect” distance to the back wall is because it will depend on your room, if you are using a subwoofer or not, and if music or movies is your main source of entertainment.

As OrionPax36 says, the distance to the back wall will determine how much and deep bass you get from the main speakers. The other factor is that with more distance to the back wall, you get a larger delay on the reflected sound bouncing off the speakers. For music content, you would prefer some delay here as it creates a larger soundstage and more depth to it.

#37642April 5, 2022 at 08:51

Dan

#37675April 5, 2022 at 12:00

Ralph Spataro

#37754April 5, 2022 at 14:27

Mirko Cognolato

#37874April 11, 2022 at 11:54

Dan

#37878April 11, 2022 at 12:20

roman-tissera

#42838September 24, 2022 at 05:11

Brett Colliton

#43311October 26, 2022 at 05:19

Lukas

@Brett If you cannot hear a difference between sealed and vented something else must be wrong. Are you playing the speakers full range, without subs?
I have the 1723 Monitors and it makes a huge difference in the low bass.

In sealed mode, you can go directly against the wall, as the bass will drop off much sooner than in vented mode.
But as always, just experiment, every room is different.

#43312October 26, 2022 at 09:11

Brett Colliton

#43321October 26, 2022 at 14:09