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Speaker stand height



I have a pair of PSB Stratus Minis on their factory 25" stands, but these seem too tall for my room/listening position. My listening chair is somewhat low and laid back and this i do not want to change. So I was thinking of buying lower stands so that the speakers are closer to my ear but am worried about messing up the overal tonal balance of my PSB's. Should i Be worried about the sound changing too much with lower stands, or will it simply give me more bass and a more direct sound?

btw iv'e experimented with putting these speakers on 10" concrete blocks, with a title to compensate for the height, and this seemed to make the sound much fuller. This was many years ago though and my memory could be fooling me.
dave123456
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goheelz
297 posts
 
Try to use stands that get the tweeters at about the same height as your ears. High-frequency sound is directional, and you'll notice better sound if you do this. If you need a custom stand height, Sound Anchor makes excellent ones.
lewhite
156 posts
 
Speakers' beam isnt the same as speaker hight. I too set relitively low and made some 18" stands with about twelve degrees of tilt back. The low height has the driver closer to the floor boundry thus richer tone. I avoid on beam listening by having the driver go over my head instead of toe in behind me as that would create more side wall reflection. This enables a stage height just above my head and creates a 'you are there' instead of a 'they are here'

"and may powdered sugar fall upon your ears tonight"
rrog
1,958 posts
 
The heigth depends on the speakers. Some speakers sound better with the area between the tweeter/woofer amed at your ear level. You can also tilt the speakers forward to achieve this. A good way to get equal angles on both speakers is to use a laser pointer.
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