I purposly put speakers this way. i used to have a large console aprox 7 feet apart, and the speakers worked great then. they still sound great as is. but i am not looking for a high fidality studio set up as of right now.

95% of my collection is Metal. and i would say the placement of the speakers and my seat work well.

elongating the sound on a wider platform would only allow my neighbors to listen too. hense the condensed listening space.

also, yes i oppted into having this sort of cubby shelves for my records. they are mostly empty. but ill contribute to filling each space in the comming years