On Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:49:19 -0000, "TonyL"
wrote:

What's to work out? First thing to do if you want a stereo image is
optimise speaker placement. If you can't get an iPod and one of those
playback docks. You'll still hear the music, and won't waste money on
pretending it's "hi-fi". (If you really want to ostentatiously waste
money, I expect Bose make one :-)


I want a proper stereo image not just "hear the music" and I'm looking for
ways to achieve this in a room that is used by other people and contains
furniture. So, there have to be compromises...that is what there is to "work
out".

I don't understand your references to "pretending it's hifi" and
"ostentatiously wasting money". Care to explain ?

I have a horrible feeling that speaker positioning is something you
just can't compromise on if you want a good stereo image. Others may
have suggestions. Have you told us what speakers you have and what
your positioning restrictions are? As long as you're not rigidly
forced to mount them enclosed in a shelving unit I suppose there may
be hope :-)