@steakster - that's great - I'm glad I was able to help!
Speaker height...should known better
The other day I was listening to my system sitting down on my chair on my computer when all of sudden I had lower my head to glimpse a song on my screen when I realize, wait this sound much better. I have only lowered my head a few inches or 3 and all of sudden the music sounded way better. So much better to a point where it sounded coherent, phase timed and much more dynamic. I thought for a long time I have placed my Triangle BR03 tweeter at ear level. From the perception view from the listening position I would if thought it was at ear level. I was wrong. Currently my ears level is 3 inches above the tweeter(about the top of the cabinet). When I bought the speakers stands a few years ago, I got them new for my other speakers that were smaller. The current height on the stands are 28". I think what need now are at least 31". No wonder my measurements had a gradual roll off of the high end at around 8k at a couple of speakers I had.
Now I am planning on getting higher stands to hear the difference.
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@larsman The Duos look like a incredible speaker but it is way above my price range. The stands that come with them are even slanted with the speakers front face also even slanted. I like it |
This very process, of moving speakers around and listening, is a true "recording studio engineer" task. It is what engineers do in studios when they are setting up. Today engineers work in many different rooms and MUST get consistent results. They must work where the work is, so this idea of an engineer always working in the same studio is rare. This makes learning how to set up in different spaces and moving speakers (or microphones) around a key skill. I just had dinner with an engineer who used to be the house second engineer at Capitol and he mentioned about 10 different studios he’s worked in since Capitol closed. He is expected to produce the same level of work he did while at Capitol (with those wonderful rooms) so listening and understanding how spaces sound is a HUGE skill that these engineers must develop. Brad
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