After a very lengthy Google search I've found that I perhaps made a
mistake in purchasing floorstanding speakers and should have went with
bookshelf. My main problem is that the speakers are about 40cm too
low.

I gather it's agreed I'd have been better with the bookshelves, but now
that I'm stuck with floorstanders, would there be anything about
raising their height with stands that would actually take away from the
sound quality rather than just loose the benefits floorstanders have?

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they would be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.

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After a very lengthy Google search I've found that I perhaps made a
mistake in purchasing floorstanding speakers and should have went
with
bookshelf. My main problem is that the speakers are about 40cm too
low.

I gather it's agreed I'd have been better with the bookshelves, but
now
that I'm stuck with floorstanders, would there be anything about
raising their height with stands that would actually take away from
the
sound quality rather than just loose the benefits floorstanders
have?

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under
each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative
that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they would
be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.


What makes you think they are 40cm (16 inches on old money) too low?
Floorstanders are meant to stand on the floor and designed to work
from there.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com

On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 10:50:47 GMT, "harrogate2"
wrote:


wrote in message
roups.com...
After a very lengthy Google search I've found that I perhaps made a
mistake in purchasing floorstanding speakers and should have went
with
bookshelf. My main problem is that the speakers are about 40cm too
low.

I gather it's agreed I'd have been better with the bookshelves, but
now
that I'm stuck with floorstanders, would there be anything about
raising their height with stands that would actually take away from
the
sound quality rather than just loose the benefits floorstanders
have?

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under
each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative
that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they would
be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.


What makes you think they are 40cm (16 inches on old money) too low?
Floorstanders are meant to stand on the floor and designed to work
from there.

Quite so. In particular, they will have been voiced to take account of
the floor reflection with the bass/mid driver at the designed height.
Change that height, and you'll put a ripple in the lower midband
response.

--

Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering

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wrote in message
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After a very lengthy Google search I've found that I perhaps made a
mistake in purchasing floorstanding speakers and should have went
with
bookshelf. My main problem is that the speakers are about 40cm too
low.

I gather it's agreed I'd have been better with the bookshelves, but
now
that I'm stuck with floorstanders, would there be anything about
raising their height with stands that would actually take away from
the
sound quality rather than just loose the benefits floorstanders
have?

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under
each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative
that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they would
be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.


What makes you think they are 40cm (16 inches on old money) too low?

Maybe because the tweeters are miles below ear level...?

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wrote in message
oups.com...
After a very lengthy Google search I've found that I perhaps made
a
mistake in purchasing floorstanding speakers and should have went
with
bookshelf. My main problem is that the speakers are about 40cm
too
low.

I gather it's agreed I'd have been better with the bookshelves,
but
now
that I'm stuck with floorstanders, would there be anything about
raising their height with stands that would actually take away
from
the
sound quality rather than just loose the benefits floorstanders
have?

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under
each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative
that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they
would
be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.


What makes you think they are 40cm (16 inches on old money) too
low?

Maybe because the tweeters are miles below ear level...?



Then maybe tilt them backwards slightly?

Does it not occur to you that if a manufacturer makes a floorstander
they are not expecting listeners to sit on the floor so that the
tweeters are at seated ear height? They will have taken account of
that by using tweeters with wide-angle dispersion.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com

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wrote in message
oups.com...
After a very lengthy Google search I've found that I perhaps made
a
mistake in purchasing floorstanding speakers and should have went
with
bookshelf. My main problem is that the speakers are about 40cm
too
low.

I gather it's agreed I'd have been better with the bookshelves,
but
now
that I'm stuck with floorstanders, would there be anything about
raising their height with stands that would actually take away
from
the
sound quality rather than just loose the benefits floorstanders
have?

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under
each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative
that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they
would
be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.


What makes you think they are 40cm (16 inches on old money) too
low?

Maybe because the tweeters are miles below ear level...?



Then maybe tilt them backwards slightly?

Does it not occur to you that if a manufacturer makes a floorstander
they are not expecting listeners to sit on the floor so that the
tweeters are at seated ear height?

They're not, they're expecting listeners to sit on a lowish sofa and/or
quite a long way back from the speakers. If you want to sit on a higher
chair and/or closer, the tweeters are not at an optimal height.

In oups.com,
typed:

I get the impression if I had a 40cm stack of paving slabs under each
it would have the desired effect. If so, is there an alternative that
would be better?

Preferably I'd put them on some coffee tables but worry they would be
unstable and would badly affect the sound.

Thanks in advance for any info.


I'm definitely no expert but am just finishing off a pair of hefty DIY
floorstanders. They are on stands that are basically MDF boxes filled with
building sand....just an idea you might consider for home made stands. A bit
easier than half a ton of paving slabs :-)

Also, if the problem you have is with limited treble dispersion then you
might consider angling your floorstanders up slightly.

Just my 2 pence worth.

Jo

In article ,
says...

I'm definitely no expert but am just finishing off a pair of hefty DIY
floorstanders. They are on stands that are basically MDF boxes filled with
building sand....just an idea you might consider for home made stands. A bit
easier than half a ton of paving slabs :-)

Also, if the problem you have is with limited treble dispersion then you
might consider angling your floorstanders up slightly.

Or sitting closer to the floor !

T.

"Tony Gartshore" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

I'm definitely no expert but am just finishing off a pair of hefty DIY
floorstanders. They are on stands that are basically MDF boxes filled
with
building sand....just an idea you might consider for home made stands. A
bit
easier than half a ton of paving slabs :-)

Also, if the problem you have is with limited treble dispersion then you
might consider angling your floorstanders up slightly.

Or sitting closer to the floor !



Yes, cutting the legs off his chair would be a lot less work than stacking
paving slabs up - 40 cm is 10 'domestic' pavings or 8 'industrial' paving
per side...!!

Or he could just swap the floorstanders for standmounters and do the job
properly....

;-)