Sound is better when I stand up?


Why is this? No matter my listening room (large basement with 7 1/2 foot ceilings or small office with 8’ ceilings), the sound is more open and more spacious when I stand up from my listening chair. When I sit, the sound compresses a bit. Sitting, the tweeters are about 5-6" above my ear level. Should I angle the speakers down?

My chair is at the apex of the .83 ratio Jim Smith suggests for getting better sound. I'm about 3' from the back wall and my standmount speakers are 3' from the front wall. 

What acoustics are responsible for this?

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I think you have it… tilt that back a bit and it really improve the sound at the seated position. 

The chair does that already, the headgear is to replicate the chair when standing. And gets better and closer as the angels angles get steeper.

@coppy777 Good point. When I had my listening room downstairs (see my virtual system), I placed section of 2x4s beneath each leg of my loveseat. It made all the difference

@coppy777 Good point. When I had my listening room downstairs (see my virtual system), I placed section of 2x4s beneath each leg of my loveseat. It made all the difference

Tilting the speakers might also have worked…
But sometimes those chairs are a bit low, lifting them makes it easier to get up.

We have some noce mid century modern ones that a comfy, but feeling like one is a “dog with worms” being so close to the floor, and a bit of a knee killer getting out of.