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Luckily, I chose Newform Research speakers. Line source monopole ribbons aren't fussy.

Two weeks.

About 4-5 hours, not counting the time spent installing the acoustic treatment.

Two hours, with an expert (Wilson Audio trained) to help.

I spent months—always looking for better.

Days trying different locations in the room.

Continues—still setting them up.

You mean, there is an end to it?

Two hours.

Six months playing with positioning. And I'm still learning a whole lot in the process.

I am still adjusting them, a little here, a little there.

One year.

An hour.

Hours, weeks, months, years.

45 minutes.

There is a kennel of truth that almost all audiophiles try to squeeze the last ounce of performance from their systems. For speaker placement, one week of experimentation will be sufficient. Take it easy. Never let a hobby enslave us. Just enjoy the music.

30 minutes.

Many times, as this also depends on change of equipment. The current and right position of the speakers differs only 5mm from the former position. 5mm more forward or backward destroys the "snapping into focus of the music."

10 hours, (over many weeks) to place the speakers, to place the chair, and to tweak with absorbers.

I think several hours, and then, after a few weeks, another hour.

When I finish a pair, I place them "close to right" then adjust over the next few weeks.

My wife rolls her eyes every time I start moving stuff around. We had a major fight over the placement of our couch. I figured happiness in the house was a higher priority than tweaking that last little bit of performance out of my system.

Too much—but not enough, since I'm still not fully satisfied.

I have no other choice than the place where they are now. Small apartment.

Three years. Still working on it last night. They're Vandersteens. Big room.

Four hours in the beginning—then about an hour a week.

Forty-five minutes—so far.

An entire week, which I also used the help of Adderall (a stimulant drug similar to meth) and, if my wife allowed me to, I would of spent the entire month.

Two weeks. The first was spent trying to find the best position, the second trying to convince my wife. I failed on that one.

Three months.