For many months now I've been preaching about toe-in and severe toe-in at that on front speakers. After some significant R&D
, I've discovered that toe-in is not all that's cracked up to be.
Last week when I came back from the Axiom/Paradigm showdown I decided to position my 80s without any toe-in. A few hours later, I sat down for a listening session and was absolutely amazed at what I heard. The 80s sounded more airy, actually completely disappeared on the majority of the CDs that I was listening to and the spatial cues just blew my mind. The highs also became more silky without losing clarity.
I thought back to last March when I decided on the severe toe-in and I believe what fooled me was the quality of the highs. They sound bright, clear and crisp with the severe toe-in (and louder) so I think that convinced me to leave them toed-in.
So at least for my room acoustics, Alan is correct that you should not toe in or at least toe in minimally.
