Level the floor


We've just moved.  The audio playpen is the basement, which has an issue I haven't dealt with before: uneven floor.  Left-right is level, but front to back there's a steep slope.  At a distance of 18 inches, the slope is about one inch.

I figure others have dealt with this enough that there's "a way" (or an eternal argument...).  Educate me?

Available equipment would be fine; surprise uses of stuff would be terrific.

Thanks.

mrj

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mrj OP

I was assuming the speakers would be forward from the back wall, to place them on the very gradual portion of the floor. Thus, shims ought to work.

In any case, I believe speakers should be tilted back so that the tweeters are aimed at seated ear level. This will involve tilting, usually accomplished by a block or riser in the front.

In my case, concealed by the lower ’skirt’ I have attached a 1-1/2" block in the front, the 2 front wheels attach to it, thus the rear single wheel, with no block, keeps the rear of the speaker 1-1/2" lower. Blurred, hard to see, bottom of image

Easier to see, 9th photo here, as well as the speakers in-place tilted

https://www.audiogon.com/systems/9511

My heavy speakers can be on wheels, lighter speakers can be on ’skid’ plates, allowing alternate toe-ins

 

KLH OEM stand tilted their speakers back 8 degrees

 

JBL Speaker Stands

 

For Klipsch (they made their OEM ones also)

 

Custom, get smaller speakers higher and tilted