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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
wolf_garcia
6,885 posts
 

Only listen while sitting on a small stepladder to vary the tweeter level. Extremely uncomfortable, but hey...you do what you gotta do.

kennyc
2,834 posts
 

Tilt - maybe use wedges to adjust to proper angle 

stuartk OP
3,993 posts
 

@wolf_garcia 

Hah!  Good one!  

In response to the suggestions for titting, I would have to tilt the speakers forwards, forwards, which would result in the woofers pointing at obstructing furniture.

I'm going with the seat cushion approach for now. 

 

 

kennyc
2,834 posts
 

Barber chair - Bugs Bunny was able to reach near-limitless heights😉

blackbird55
31 posts
 

That lovely table with the six chairs is more of a problem than anything you're mentioning when it comes to the quality of your sound. Move that table and your ears will let you know what you are and have been missing.

Ronboco, has it right!

Peace!

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