I would contact Pro Ac - they will let you know which practice is best
Tilting them can upset this alignment - depending on the speaker deign. They could end up sounding much worse in other areas
Do you hear a difference if you align your ears with the tweeter?
- Try standing and then sitting and noting the difference in image.
If you do hear a difference - I would suspect reflections from the ceiling or side walls are causing the change
To be able to provide better feedback...
- how high is the ceiling?
- How far are you from the speakers?
- How far are they apart?
- How far are the center of the drivers from the
>>> wall behind them?
>>> side walls?
- Is the floor between the speakers and yourself and the speakers carpeted?
- Do you have the ribbon or dome tweeter
I believe the dispersion patterns from the drivers should compensate for a couple of inches discrepancy on listening height. ProAc's have a pretty good reputation for being easy to place (within reason).
In practice, I've never heard any difference whether seated or standing with the Pro Ac models I've listened too, but they did not have two bass drivers
I've tried tilting with my own Gershman Acoustics speakers, but I found they were better when virtical.
The other hing I've found impacts imaging is the furniture in the room - e.g. I had a 7ft book case in a corner behind the listening position. There were some serious reflections happening the top of the book case and the ceiling, which caused smearing - A piece of 1" foam on top of that book case cleared that up and improved the imaging.
Speaker placement and furniture are critical when trying to achieve the best image.
Regards - Steve
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Tilting them can upset this alignment - depending on the speaker deign. They could end up sounding much worse in other areas
Do you hear a difference if you align your ears with the tweeter?
- Try standing and then sitting and noting the difference in image.
If you do hear a difference - I would suspect reflections from the ceiling or side walls are causing the change
To be able to provide better feedback...
- how high is the ceiling?
- How far are you from the speakers?
- How far are they apart?
- How far are the center of the drivers from the
>>> wall behind them?
>>> side walls?
- Is the floor between the speakers and yourself and the speakers carpeted?
- Do you have the ribbon or dome tweeter
I believe the dispersion patterns from the drivers should compensate for a couple of inches discrepancy on listening height. ProAc's have a pretty good reputation for being easy to place (within reason).
In practice, I've never heard any difference whether seated or standing with the Pro Ac models I've listened too, but they did not have two bass drivers
I've tried tilting with my own Gershman Acoustics speakers, but I found they were better when virtical.
The other hing I've found impacts imaging is the furniture in the room - e.g. I had a 7ft book case in a corner behind the listening position. There were some serious reflections happening the top of the book case and the ceiling, which caused smearing - A piece of 1" foam on top of that book case cleared that up and improved the imaging.
Speaker placement and furniture are critical when trying to achieve the best image.
Regards - Steve
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