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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
stuartk OP
4,050 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
3,073 posts
 

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

blackbird55
45 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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pindac
4,025 posts
 

"Nothing Ventured - Nothing Gained"

elliottbnewcombjr
7,860 posts
 

@blackbird55 

you would think so, but I have moved that table out a few times, and put down a carpet, and it makes no difference. The Christmas tree and gifts seem even more of an obstruction, yet the imaging is all phantom, and remains excellent.

The imaging at lower volumes when I sit at the table and clean LP’s is more intimate. It doesn't take too long to overcome your brain's expectations.

 

 

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