Distance from wall?

[woody777]

How far do the 340s need to be from the wall? I've seen recommendations all over the place. Even the manual says 1-2 feet, but that wall mounting is okay if you can get 3 inches of clearance. I think I should be able to get between 9-10 inches -- close to the depth of the enclosure -- I'm thinking that should be enough???

[natetg57]

I think that'll be fine. My Sierra's have been between 10-14 inches from the wall and I haven't noticed much difference. From what I've read having speakers a couple of feet or more from the wall may give them a more spacious, 3-dimensional presentation. Having them closer to the wall will emphasize certain bass frequencies. Having the speakers crossed over should help too.

[woody777]

Thanks! Does it matter if the rear port is inside a cabinet? Does it matter if there are walls surrounding the back? Or is that just an issue with the front? The rear port would be pointing into a tv cutout and would have a wall on one side of it. That wouldn't cause weird reflection issues, would it?

[natetg57]

Are you using a subwoofer?

[woody777]

Are you using a subwoofer?

Eventually, but not right away. I would love to have the option to listen to 2.0 channel music though. I'm not sure I want to cross the mains over at 80 -- I at least want to experiment with it.