This article is from the rec.audio.* FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Bob Neidorff others.
The cheapest improvement you can make, and perhaps the most
effective, is to position your speakers carefully and correctly.
See 13.1, below. This will improve the frequency response
flatness, making it easier to hear every instrument and voice.
Setting speaker position correctly can also improve the
three-dimensional recreation of a stereo image.
 
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