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How to Position Stereo Bookshelf Speakers in a Horizontal Orientation?

I have a pair of 3-way (8" woofer, 4" mid & tweeter) stereo speakers that I have to place on book shelves. Since they are too tall to set up vertically, I will have to lay them on their side. My question is when setting them up horizontally on the shelf, what is the best orientation: tweeters toward the outside or tweeters on the inside?

This is actually an age old question and the answer is...it probably doesn't matter too much. I would experiment with the speakers trying it both ways. If you plan on sitting directly equal distance between the speakers, then "tweeters in" would probably give you a little more "high end" response. If you are not listening in one place then just have fun and experiment!

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