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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
dave123456 OP
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Lewhite, your idea of beaming the speakers upwards to avoid side reflections is very interesting and would like to know more about how this is done. My stereo is in a very small bedroom, and im certain that side wall reflections are a factor.

Do you aim the speakers more towards the center of the lisening position, or keep the toe in the same and simply tilt the speaker?

Thanks for the help guys
lewhite
156 posts
 
Yeah Dave your having fun now, arent ya? I dont have any opin on multi driver arrays or odd pole crossovers, gave that stuff up long ago. I set er sit with my but about eight inches off the floor and my nose about 42 to 45" from the driver cone. What this does is put any un attenuated side wall reflection outside the time smear window. (that statement makes me seem smarter than I am). The highs go over my head and hit the diffused back wall just like a far cushion bank shot. Some 'state

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of the art' speakers do nearly the same qith a rear facing
lewhite
156 posts
 
Sorry the new AgN just wadded my post . Just sayin rear facing tweeters add a slight delay to the highs instead of drilling you between the eyes. My single drivers dont have too much up high, and the tilt gets the stage up to where you would expect it to be. You know they do sell 16" concrete blocks, turn em so you see the holes.
manitunc
795 posts
 
Wood stands that you put together are cheaper to pack and ship than welded metal stands that take up a lot of room on the truck. Plus, welded stands are more labor intensive and usually heavier, so there is additional cost there. So, the likely reason PSB uses mdf stands is cost.

As for sound differences, I dont know that you can attribute sound differences to the stand material, all other things being equal, which they never are.
dave123456 OP
51 posts
 
Does anyone know if its ok to fill stands with BB's, or will they rattle. I checked out leadshot at my local gun store and they wanted $50.00 for a 25lb bag, which is pretty expensive. Copper BB's from walmart would cost much less and the weight is about the same.
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