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Speaker stand height

I've seen conflicting information on speaker stands. Some people say the stands should be tall enough to place the tweeter 35-36" off the ground, while others claim the tweeter should be 44-45". FWIW, I measured my ear level seated in my listening chair at 44". Should I have stands tall enough to place the tweeters at that height? The top of the speakers at that height? Something else?

Thanks,
Jeff
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paulwp
585 posts
 
It depends on the speaker. Ask the manufacturer, and don't listen to people who generalize from their experience with other speakers (except Sean's comments above are good because he talks about some of the variables). I have two different models of speakers designed by the same person and made by his company. With one of them, the right height is where the tweeter is at ear level. With the other, the right height is where the top of the speaker cabinet is at ear level. It depends on the speaker.
satfrat
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Please pardon my generalizations, I don`t know what I was possibly thinking about by trying to help as I know nothing. I really have to learn to keep my mouth shut and leave the advise to the audiophile professionals. Regretfully, Robin
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warrenh
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Tweeter at ear height is a good rule of thumb. However, my Revels, because of the tweeter dispersion will always do a tad better if the listeners ears are at or a little below the tweeter height. Which indicates, obviously, that this is very dependent on your speakers. I don't think you could go wrong with a tweeter-ear height match, sitting in the Kings seat. peace,warren
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