Speaker placement Q.

I"v got a small 10x11 apartment studio that I use to make music. I recently got Mackie 624's. My Q is: What is a good listening distance for them and how much space should be between the two speakers? I kinda like to have them sit far from each other to hear what's comming out of each one, but I see some studios have their speakers kind of close to each other. Whats right? :?:

Hi nice.:) The most common arrangement is for the listening position and speakers to sit at the corners of an imaginary equilateral triangle. With such a small room I suggest keeping the listening position very close - about 3 feet. You also want to move the speakers a couple feet out from the front wall, and put heavy absorption on the rear wall. Thomas

Thanx bafefoot for your reply. I need every tip you wrote, to get better. You said: "You need heavy absorbtion on the back wall", what frequency are you talking about lows hi or mids? At this time I've got a thick king size foam on it. It does a good on absorbing highs now... :)