Speaker Placement In Small Rooms: Basic Loudspeaker Positioning and Blind Listening Demonstration

So you've got a small room and big speakers huh? Wondering where the best place to put your speakers in that small room? No problem! I'll show you the best speaker placement for small rooms.

Not just for audiophiles! In this DIY speaker building video, I'm covering the topic of basic speaker placement and loudspeaker positioning, because I had to shuffle around some speakers anyway.

I was taking photos of the speakers I built, for my new website https://www.restomodspeakers.com/ and figured I'd show you the best speaker placement in small rooms, because well... I have a small room with big loudspeakers.

Shameless plug here: If you are interested in one of a kind, collectible vintage loudspeakers for sales, or know someone who might want to buy vintage restomod speakers that are already built, tested and film documented for the world to see, I have way too many speakers so I will sell the speakers I build in my videos.

In the video I'll be covering some basic speaker placement principles that work for both home audio stereo listening and home theater setups.

This is a dry topic, but I wanted to cover it the best I could while keeping your attention. I hope you enjoy the video and learn something, or comment and share something you know about optimum speaker placement.

Now... I've got a few asks:

1) Try to stick through to the end so you can experience the blind listening test and comment on your favorite sounding speaker position.

2) This video isn't for audiophiles, it's for anyone with a home stereo or home theater. I'm just sharing my techniques and results for those viewers who love good sounding speakers, but have a small room or a less than big dedicated area where they can listen to it and enjoy it.

3) I work really hard on trying to do the best I can with what I've got. Whether that's the DIY speakers I build, to the small room I do it in, to the video editing... I do it because I love it and love sharing it with you and I appreciate your time. Please take a moment to smash the like button, share the video, and if you liked the video and subject matter, consider subscribing and turning on notifications so you see the next videos I make.

Thanks for watching!
00:00 Introduction
00:27 RestoMod Speakers For Sale
00:47 Room Placement for Speakers
02:00 Average Room Size Speaker Placement
03:28 Challenges of Placing Speakers in Small Rooms
03:58 Soundbars Vs Big Speakers
04:45 Why I'm Moving Speakers Around
04:55 Collectible Vintage Speakers For Sale
05:16 Room Placement for Speakers
05:28 Deciding on Speaker Positions
06:05 Breaking Audiophile Rules
07:23 How Far Apart Should Speakers Be?
07:43 Equilateral Positioning and Toe-in
08:39 Practical Places for Speakers and Basic Speaker Placement Principles
09:32 Speaker Position Height and Distance
10:25 Basic Speaker Placement for Optimal Sound
13:30 Moving and Setting Up Speakers
14:25 Measuring Speaker Distance
15:07 Equilateral Triangle Speaker Placement
15:35 Isosceles Triangle Speaker Placement
15:53 Tower and Bookshelf Vs Big Baffle Speakers
17:05 Large Vintage Speaker Positions and Toe-in
17:22 Mini, Bookshelf & Tower Speaker Positioning
18:22 Home Theater Left Right Front Speaker Placement
19:59 Big Speakers in a Small Room
21:38 Walls, Corners and Bass Response
22:06 Best Placement for Bass and Subwoofer Placement Right or Left Side?
23:38 How Far Off The Floor Should Speakers Be?
25:30 Listening to Speakers close together, further apart, toed-in and far apart against the wall
30:48 Blind A/B Listening Test
32:06 Wrap Up