Toe-ing in speakers always a good thing?

[blackzarg]

Hey guys,

Today I tried towing my desktop setup - a pair of WAF-1, but I think I like them parallel to each other better. When they were toed in, I felt it was a little too direct (I'm about 2.5ft-3ft away from the speakers). This is not an anomaly, right?

[corndog71]

What sounds best you is all that matters.

[InfernoSTi]

Move 'em around. Find what you like best. Based on a recommendation, I started moving my WAFs around on their stands. I now have set them up in a manner I can quickly move them to where I want based on where I'm sitting at the time. Kind of a different approach to putting them in one spot forever and wishing they were somewhere else.

[Jason]

I've also found that the amount of toe-in I like can depend on the recording. Some songs I like it better aimed directly at me, while other's I like it where the front baffles are more parallel to the front wall.

In the end, corndog's advice is the best.

[blackzarg]

Thanks for the info, guys - I've left them facing forward, and they sound incredible!

Still much more detailed than the ELT525Ms, IMO!

[corndog71]

As soon as the black ones come in I'm getting a pair.:jiggy:

I don't even need them really but I'm a big fan of Danny's work and these would go well in my kitchen.:scratchchin:

[tesseract]

My stand mounted monitors fire straight ahead, with no toe in at all. I have always preferred the sound this way, no matter which room I set up in, even though they are meant to be toed in a bit. It all depends on the room and what you like to hear.

[Cujobob]

The room and the polar response (or On-Axis/Off-Axis responses)...determine how a speaker should be toed-in. Danny's designs are usually very flat off-axis and thus could work nearly any way you want (or whatever works best in the room). Minimizing diffraction/sound reflections is also important.