Risers for short floorstanding speakers?


Hello,

I purchased a pair of Spendor 5se here on Agon about a month ago.  The speakers sound fantastic in my room, but they are short (30" high).  There are a few different chairs/loveseats/sofa that I have used in my music room, but being 6'2", and the height of each seat, leaves my ears anywhere from 6"-1ft above the tweeter of the speakers.  

Everything I've read on this forum about tweeter height levels, say at ear level or above is best.  I can achieve this by sitting on the floor, and the speakers do sound better when I'm on the floor, but I don't want to do this all the time, naturally. 

Has anyone used any type of riser/stand/block/slab/etc.. to raise a floorstanding speaker?

I have a pair of Auralex monitor pads in storage that I'm going to try, but I think they're only a few inches high, and not sure how they'll do on carpeted floors.  I might have to put a tile under them too.

Any suggestions from those whom have had this issue would be quite helpful.

Thanks
128x128robelvick

Showing 1 response by avanti1960

doesn't break anything to try raising them but most good speaker makers will design and voice them intending a certain position.  KEF for example specifies that stand height for the LS50s should not exceed 24", well short of ear level tweeters for most listeners.   The have designed them to yield the smoothest frequency response in that position.
The intended position (which is defined by default for floorstanders) assumes a tweeter height and position from the floor for bass reinforcement.  You should assume that they voiced the crossover design to yield their intended frequency balance at the listening position for the speakers placed directly on the floor.    in other words, don't get hung up on tweeters below ear level because chances are has already been compensated for.