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I always measure from the wall to the face of the speaker (not the back of the cabinet). And when measuring from the side-wall, I measure to the center of the speaker (you know, the "transducer" or whatever, but again not the cabinet).

What Jimmy said. This is referred to as "near field" placement. Of course, other factors come into play, and so everything is a slight compromise unless you have an ideal room devoted to music/home theater. For example, you wouldn't want to cram your speakers against the side walls, even...