When I go back to listening distance, about 8 feet, the meter readings varied widely, depending on where I was standing, or by just moving the meter an inch or so. Getting an accurate reading this way is impossible. The best I could do is to hold the meter out in front of me at about 2 to 2 1/2 feet from the speakers. This way I get a more unvarying reading and the numbers didn't swing as far from each other as before.
If your receiver has the option to take readings from 3 different positions and then calculate a flat response overall, that might help to correct this problem. It's referred to as "multi-point" in the MCACC menu on my Pioneer.
