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Adjusting for Tweeter height with monitors

This may be a dumb question but how do you guys go about making sure your ears and tweeters are properly aligned?  After all, stands only come in a few sizes. Do you use height-adjustable chairs? 

I have to raise my Silverline monitors high enough to ensure the woofers clear obstructing furniture and in so doing, the tweeters end up about 4 inches higher than ear-level, when seated, which has a negative sonic effect. Rising up out of my chair a few inches, the sound is much better. My wife has volunteered to make me a tall seat cushion to compensate but this makes me wonder how others approach this.

stuartk
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wsrrsw
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+1 blocks under chair or a different chair. 
Avoid growth hormones. 

ronboco
1,110 posts
 

Move the obstructing furniture. 

stuartk OP
3,990 posts
 

@ronboco , @wsrrsw :

My mistake-- I should’ve mentioned system is in living room. Moving furniture is not an option, due to room layout and dimensions. Believe me; I’ve pondered how this might be done and haven’t been able to come up with any workable alternatives to current arrangement. 

 

tomcarr
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It depends on the speakers. My Pioneer 2-way standmounts sound the same with ears 3-4"above or below the tweeters. My Monitor Audio 3-way floorstanders sound best with ears 6" above the tweeters. My Vandersteen 2Ci Sigs required the ears to be in line with the tweeters. My B&W 803 D3 need my ears 8" below the tweeters.

erik_squires
17,537 posts
 

It's all in the tilt! 

But, also, it's worth experimenting and listening.  Sometimes speakers just sound better below tweeter axis. IMHO B&W is a brand that seems better tuned listening on mid or mid-woofer axis than tweeter level. 

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