Jeez, are you two related or something?
It wasn't a cheap shot, there was a reason I made the comment. I'll refer you back to post #47 made by IdealAV who I believe has a long history with MK speakers.
Having speakers like that so close together is a waste imho. IdealAV said it was akin to having a soundbar.
Re: your comment about JBL speakers crammed in to small spaces is meaningless. Go visit the JBL synthesis site and they categorically give the minimum size a room that their different pro cinema speakers should be used in.
Now you can ignore their advice and try and install one of their ÂŁ50k set ups in your toilet if you want and claim it sounds wonderful....but their advice is there for a reason.
Re: your comments about the room size having no bearing on the fidelity of the speaker. That's not strictly true is it? If we are talking about the sound quality that is finally produced then the room size and shape have a massive influence as well you know.
So you may not agree but I'm happy with my opinion that the room in question is massively and needlessly over specced. And that the over speccing will not yield results in line with the cost.
How Rich spends his money is of course his affair and he says that it was done for maximum results. If the both of you believe maximum results are achieved by
1) Sitting that close to speakers that are that close to each other as well as being up against side returns
and
2) Having rear back speakers that are virtually by your ear hole and that have one driver up against a wall.
and
3) Having height speakers that also have one driver up against a wall
then I'll leave you both to it.
And for the record, you don't need to defend your reason for buying the MK speakers to me or refer me to the review. I never said they weren't good speakers, I'm sure they sound wonderful and I mean that genuinely.
Hell, I might even consider some one day, though I might struggle to find someone who'll sell me some