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Increasing height of stand-mount -- what to expect

I'd like to increase the height of my stand mount loudspeakers, perhaps by putting something on the floor and then setting the spiked stands atop that piece of stone or whatever. (They are dedicated stands, so I'd not want to put something between them and the speakers.) What I'm after mostly is getting the tweeter more on a level with my ears, but I'm wondering if increasing the height of the speakers would have other effects, mucking with the bass, for example.
Yes, I know I could just try it out and listen to find out what happens, but I'm wondering if there's some rule of thumb, something to anticipate.
Thanks.
-- Howard
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rrog
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Csmgolf, That is correct. Most people know the distance from the wall behind the speakers changes the tonal balance, however, there is rarely any thought given to the distance between the floor and the speaker which is a critical room boundary as well.
hornguys
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I might suggest first tilting them back to see it presents a better sound when roughly at the same height.

Then, if the mid-treble balance is better, any differences in height related to floor bounce can be heard by shimming the existing stands with a block or whatever.
rrog
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Hornguys, I am curious why the midtreble is the only area of concern when tilting or raising the height of a speaker. Can you please explain?
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