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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
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@blackbird55 

As stated at the beginning of this thread, my speakers are monitors, not floorstanders. I have monitors because floorstander drivers would be blocked by furniture. 

pdspiegel
70 posts
 

You could try turning the cabinets upside down or sideways so that the tweeter is lower by a few inches.  I’ve seen speakers with the tweeter below or to the side of the woofer.  Don’t know how your Silverlines will sound those ways but it costs nothing to try.

fynnegan
142 posts
 

This is a real problem sometimes. Especially for us taller individuals and then the tweeter is too low. The average height of a lounge chair doesn’t vary much. I have put as tall feet under my stands as possible. 

blackbird55
31 posts
 

GOOD LUCK!... And I hope Someone on this forum with your level of thinking about your situation and dilemma will give you the answer that your looking for. I'm just a 65-year-old Audiophile who doesn't know what he's saying... GOOD LUCK! 

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larsman
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Speakers can be designed to be listened to at different heights. Most have it so your ears align with the tweeters, but I have a pair of Marten Parker Duos with their designated stands, and with those, my ears are on the level with the middle part of the midrange driver, which is below the tweeter, and it sounds just right. When I stand up to level my ears to the tweeter, it sounds totally wrong. Weird, but it works.

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