20cm is small, even for the rather wonderful Xplorers. They are more flexible than most, but some would say 30cm would be better. IMHO, it depends on the room, what the wall is made of, how loud you play and more. You probably want more than cm from sidewalls too - will that work?
Not as elegant as other photos but my Atom and Neat Motives** make the kitchen one of the most high quality musical rooms in the house. And easy access to food!
** speaker cables in the ceiling, left speaker out of shot
Those SX3s are mine I think MikaelP quoted my first post when he posted the lovely photo of what look like Ultimatum XLSes. And yes, I like the SX3s very much! (though would love to hear a pair of XLSes)
Here are my momentum 3i
Driven by Supernait 2 with hicap dr
Bob said they used the original supernait when they were developing the 3i so I’m very happy