The standard audiophile set-up is for speakers well out from the front wall (presumably to reduce the frequency related to rear-wave cancellation). A lot of professional studios, meanwhile, seem to have monitors either against the front wall or soffit mounted (presumably to remove rear wave reflections altogether). What is the reason for these different set-ups? And what are the pre-requisites for successfully having speakers flat against the front wall in a home stereo set-up? I know that this can only work with sealed, or front ported, speakers and imaging that DSP might be needed to deal with a bass bump but are their other considerations?
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