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Thanks for all the advice so far. I haven't spent a great deal of time playing with the speaker location yet since it sounds so good already. But this weekend the wife's out of town and I'm planning on spending some quality time doing just that. Right now the M60's are about 4.5 inches from the back wall and 4 inches from the side wall. I'll first try doubling that distance from the back wall and go from there. What am I listening for? How may this improve the sound from the M60's?

VERY well written....like a review one would expect to find in an audio magazine.
That is a really nice set-up you have there.
I have M60s, (only) and mine are about 9" off the rear wall...this seems ok.

With such a great audio system, it's too bad you had to settle for such a tiny TV screen

Bayne, the object is to have the distance from the center of the woofer cones(not the back or side of the speaker)not be the same from the three closest room surfaces(two walls and floor). The reason is that the sound bouncing off these surfaces reinforces the output at a certain frequency in the upper-bass/lower mid-range, depending on distance, and diminishes it at a higher frequency. If all three distances are the same these effects pile up at the same frequencies, causing a big hump followed by a big depression higher up. So, if possible keep them unequal. Another point is that to prevent a very early first reflection(about a millisecond), keep the cones at least a foot from any surface, e.g. not right up against a side wall.

Thanks for the info. I've increased the distance from the rear wall. The closest rear corner of the speaker is about 7 inches from the back wall, and the closest side corner is about 4 inches from the side wall. So far, I haven't noticed aany great difference, but I'm going to continue to tweak the placement and settings, then it's onto the sub. I will undoubtedly be back for some advice on that one. So far I've followed what I think the manual is telling me: Crossover set to 'Bypass' and Trim set to 'Flat.'