How can I raise the height of the sound stage

My system consists of:

Quad 988 electrostatic speakers
Quicksilver V4 tube mono blocks
SAS Audio 10A tube pre amp
Cary Audio 303/300 cd player

THe sound stage presently is about 18" from the floor

nke10-03-2005 11:50pm

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null1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 76 posts 10-04-2005 at 11:20pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Maybe you can tilt them back some, that should raise the soundstage
bdscott Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 22 posts 10-04-2005 at 11:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You will need several stage hands.
fiddler Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 581 posts 10-05-2005 at 09:47am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Try different cabling. I recently auditioned CT cables and they dropped the soundstage a good foot. Went back to my silver cables and the soundstage came right back up.
oldpet Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 295 posts 10-05-2005 at 01:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I agree with Fiddler. I have found that speaker cables have a significant impact on the shape and size of the stage. What are your speaker cables? best
vvrinc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 323 posts 10-05-2005 at 10:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sit lower.

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