how high should my speakers be?
Feb 23, 2004 at 8:07 PM Post #2 of 26
they should be about ear level.
 
Feb 23, 2004 at 8:07 PM Post #3 of 26
They will have to be on a plane with your ears. Only when you get them where the tweeters are close to ear level will you be able to tweak them. One of the easiest ways to do this is with a test cd that includes a white noise track. That way you can find the optimal placement that will give you the smoothest response throughout the frequencies.
 
Feb 24, 2004 at 12:38 AM Post #7 of 26
wall or stand mount ?

depends on the individual speaker design

some speakers are designed to operate in "free space" so that is where they will sound best . Moving them to a wall or shelf boundry can have unpredictable results in the bass/mid bass area-though some may benefit

Other speakers are built with the specific intention of being used with a waal or floor or ceiling boundry to augment the bottom end

check the literature before assuming

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Feb 24, 2004 at 1:24 AM Post #9 of 26
I also have a very tight room with some Cambridge Soundworks Newton M80's. They are damn larger than I thought even though they are billed as "bookshelf." I have one on top of a bookcase and the other on a stack of granite bricks. It's a nearfield set up. They are way over my head when I sit and I have them severely angled down at me. A crappy arrangement, but we do what we need to do. If I was smart I would have bought much smaller speakers that could inobtrusively fit at ear-level. But I love these damn Newtons! My suggestion is definately to go with a front ported design for wall mounting.
 
Feb 24, 2004 at 1:59 AM Post #10 of 26
Quote:

My suggestion is definately to go with a front ported design for wall mounting.


hehe,obviously
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or maybe not !
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you can fool a speaker into thinking it is in a different acoustic space with the proper room treatment

if a speaker wants to "see" open space then you want to control every "near field" early reflection by using absorption panels where the sound hits the hard surface
 
Feb 24, 2004 at 6:21 AM Post #11 of 26
Let's take a time out. If you have a small room can you in any way put them within 5 feet and at a 45 degree or so angle to your ears? if that's the case you have an, almost, ideal near field listenign experience. Don't blame your small space for bad sound. If you have a good near field set up it may be far better than a "listening room." IMO. Besides, you have no choice. What is your source and your speakers??? This will give us an idea of what you're up against.
 
Feb 24, 2004 at 6:23 AM Post #12 of 26
Care to tell us what speakers you have??

I've walled mounted speakers before and got very good results. But they were small satellites and thus there wasn't a problem with overtly boomy midrange or bass.

Despite the conventional wisdom of placing speakers at ear level, I experimented with wall mounting the satellites at various height and found that placing em a foot or so above ear level sounded best. Generally I also prefer standmounted speakers to have their tweeters an inch or so above my ear levels. I dunno, it seems to give the music a broader vertical soundstage. But that's just my preference.
 
Feb 24, 2004 at 6:30 AM Post #13 of 26
big ole bookshelfs.

Wharfedale Diamond 7.1's

they're really deep and i've heard they're best a foot from the wall, but i don't HAVE a foot from the wall to give!
the dorm ain't huge.

they have a deep bass, i think it's as low as 40hz.
they haven't really burned in yet. i got them for $60 shipped, so i couldn't pass that up.

right now they're about 10 ft apart onto of a desk and dresser, both at about 3.5 feet off the ground.
 
Feb 24, 2004 at 6:36 AM Post #14 of 26
Here's a few ideas to try out:

1. If it is rear ported, try finding some foam or old cut-out blankets to stuff up the port. That might help cut down on a potential boomy bass problem.

2. Mount them upside down. That way you can hang the speakers higher up - thereby reducing the chance of accidentally banging your head into them - while putting the tweeter as close as possible to ear level.

3. Kick out your roommate.
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Feb 24, 2004 at 6:48 AM Post #15 of 26
it's not too bassy.
my asl 8's (mmmm so tubey and delish) have no problem driving them but i think the whole upside down thing would be cool, like maybe 6ft off the ground wall mounted?

or should i put cinder blocks on the desk/dresser and raise them from there?

damn you room! damn you! damn you money! damn you! damn you roomate! damn you! damn you Bush...oh wait...wrong thread
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