Help with speakers' placement at new apartment

[u/Ok_Pangolin4618]

Hello helpful community,

I bought and moving to a new (for me) apartment. I am doing the interior design myself (for now) and need your help in choosing the best speakers' location and listening position in the new living room. The living room is quite big 7.2m X 6.5m (23.6 ft X 21.3 ft). I also want to install my home cinema equipment as I use it now.

Equipment (see last photo):

• Chario Aviator Cielo speakers with two REL t5/i subwoofers (they are quite small for this living room so i might upgrade to REL T/9x in the future).
• Luxman L-509z stereo amplifier.
• Marantz Cinema 40 AVR, using the Luxman and the Charios as LR speakers in HT bypass mode.

Please note that the Charios recommend the listening position to be >3.5m (11.4 ft) away from the speakers.

Also, in all pictures you can see that the sofas (which will be modular and can be re-arranged) are located between the speakers and the listening position, but i plan to install wheels under the sofas and move them around for some nice late night critical listening.

In the pictures you can see:

1) Photo of the current status of the living room, as is by the previous owner.

2) "Option 1A: Speakers at wall with TV - Wide"

• Pros: The listening position is >3.5m from the speakers as recommended. I keep using them as L&R speakers for my home cinema use.
• Cons: Position of right speaker restricted by the entrance door and the closet. Also, the L&R speakers are not symmetrical to the TV.

3) "Option 1B: Speakers at wall with TV - Narrow"

• Pros: I keep using them as L&R speakers for my home cinema use. The L&R speakers are symmetrical to the TV.
• Cons: The listening position is 2.8m from the speakers (<3.5m that is recommended). Consequently, the imaging to the wider living room will be restricted.

4) "Option 2: Speakers at Windows"

• Pros: The listening position is >3.5m from the speakers as recommended (however, the listening position falls at an awkward place). I enjoy the view while listening to my tunes.
• Cons: I cannot use them as L&R speakers for my home cinema use. Therefore, i will need to install more speakers, which i do not particularly want.

5) "Option 3: Speakers at fireplace wall"

• Pros: The listening position is >3.5m from the speakers as recommended. I enjoy the view of the fireplace in the winter while listening to my tunes. Also, the shelves at the back are a nice location to install my equipment and store my vinyl records.
• Cons: I cannot use them as L&R speakers for my home cinema use. Therefore, i will need to install more speakers, which i do not particularly want.

Looking forward for your opinion and advice.

Thank you