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Post by hcsunshine90 on Jul 15, 2015 17:54:55 GMT -5
hi again y'all! hope you're all having a nice summer wherever you may be. I just switched speaker stands for my little bookshelf style monitors because I thought the previous stands were a bit too tall. I am asking all you who want to participate to measure the height of the top of your speaker cabinets from the floor. the previous stands I owned had the top of the cabinet measuring 43" tall. the new stands I just put in place today have the top of the cabinet measuring 39" from the floor. the center of the tweeter is 2" from the top of the cabinet. I like the sound of the new ones better. the treble is clearer. I researched some tower speakers to see what an average height would be and got varying heights of course. I went to joseph audio for starters and one of theirs was 43" and another was 36". now also, I am 5'8" tall and sit on an average height couch.
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Post by geebo on Jul 15, 2015 17:57:18 GMT -5
My 8.3s are 43~44".
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Post by monkumonku on Jul 15, 2015 18:00:56 GMT -5
25" (Ascend Sierra 2's that are 14" tall on an 11" stand). My comfy chair is on the low side and my ear is 33" from the floor. The speaker stands have a 1" tilt from back to front so while they are below ear level, the tilt compensates for that.
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Post by brutiarti on Jul 15, 2015 18:11:31 GMT -5
I don't have exact measurements, but when i picked the stands i chose the height that made the tweeter at my ear level sitting on my listening chair. Also it was recommended by the manufacturer have the center of the tweeeter at ear levell ( Dali speakers)
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Post by teaman on Jul 15, 2015 19:07:53 GMT -5
Dimensions Infinity SM 155 speakers are 18 inches in width, by 14 inches in depth, by 40 inches in height. Power Rating Recommended amplifier power for Infinity SM 155 speakers is 10 to 300 watts. In addition, the nominal impedance rating is 8 ohms--measurement of electrical resistance between two points on a conductor--as one volt between them produces one ampere. Frequency Response The frequency response range for Infinity SM 155 speakers is 44 Hz (hertz) to negative 25 kHz (kilo hertz), plus or minus 3 dB (decibels), and the sensitivity rating is 102 dB, with one watt per meter. The crossover frequencies are 500 Hz and 5.5 kHz. Woofer and Tweeter Infinity SM 155 speakers have 15-inch woofers, which are equivalent to 381 mm (millimeters). These woofers and also two 4.5-inch mid-range drivers have a polypropylene coating. The Infinity SM 152 tweeter has a one-inch, high output polycell. 
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Post by Boomzilla on Jul 15, 2015 19:09:28 GMT -5
Not tall enough. Most speakers seem to be intended for smaller people. That's OK if they're on stands - I can raise them. Floor standers, not so much...
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Post by pedrocols on Jul 15, 2015 19:20:00 GMT -5
Mine are 65" tall and growing...
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Post by ansat on Jul 15, 2015 19:23:17 GMT -5
my towers stand 51.5" tall. They are on a stage that is 4.25" tall. the tweeter is 11" from the top of the cabinet.
Tony
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Post by The History Kid on Jul 15, 2015 21:09:41 GMT -5
If we're counting a tower stack then my towers plus the bookshelves sitting atop them measure at 55". The towers are 38.5" otherwise.
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jul 15, 2015 21:17:01 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of tweeters at ear level. Both my systems are setup that way.
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Post by novisnick on Jul 15, 2015 23:04:13 GMT -5
Cave has towers with tweeters at my ear leve when seated!! System two two is a little different, large box JBLs on custom stands tilted and with spike leveler so to point tweeters at ears.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 7:00:43 GMT -5
48.5"
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Post by macromicroman on Jul 16, 2015 7:43:14 GMT -5
Klipsch RF-7ii are 48.5 inches.
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Post by DavidR on Jul 16, 2015 8:21:28 GMT -5
Acoustic Research AR90 - 43" tall.  I'm hoping they grow up to be AR9's |
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Post by Gary Cook on Jul 16, 2015 9:37:07 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of tweeters at ear level. Both my systems are setup that way. +1 Tweeters at ear level for all 5 speakers. Cheers Gary |
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Post by Chuck Elliot on Jul 16, 2015 9:57:01 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of tweeters at ear level. Both my systems are setup that way. +1 Tweeters at ear level for all 5 speakers. Cheers Gary Only caveat is the back speakers in a 7.x system which I have up high at about 7'. |
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Post by hcsunshine90 on Jul 16, 2015 10:35:36 GMT -5
I'm setting mine up for the tweeters to be at ear level. this will require a couple shims between the floor and the stands but the result will sound nice. |
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Post by briank on Jul 16, 2015 10:58:10 GMT -5
Tweeters at ear level unless your speakers have "Hot" tweeters then higher or lower might be a good thing.
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Post by Bonzo on Jul 16, 2015 11:20:20 GMT -5
Some of the best speakers in the world (like Wilson Audio) have their tweeters pointed upwards at an angle on purpose for proper time alignment. So having tweeters at ear level pointing straight at you may be perfect for some speakers, but not all for sure. And I'm certainly not a big fan of this for HT surrounds in most real life rooms where ear level makes them more direct and noticeable rather than diffuse (not to mention more in the way of foot traffic). Surround music is a different story.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 12:33:26 GMT -5
Tweeters 36" off the floor
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