Hi all.
Most of you guys know I run Tannoy 15" MG's. They are in big Lockwood cabinets, front ported.
A question... should large speakers like this be sat lower to the floor, or is it worth it to raise them. Now, a few years ago I had the Lancaster cabinets to which I bought some Something Solid stands... it was a superb improvement as the center of the the DC's were more at ear level. These cabs are much bigger than the lancs btw.
When I look at large tannoy's, most of them sit on the floor. So hence my question, would large cabinets benefit from being closer or on the floor?
I tried said experiment today.. I took them off the custom stands (which are solid) and placed them on the floor, the bass was richer sounding, mids were also a little more involving too. But putting them back on the stands the sound was a little more focused... not much in it but I didn't have time to start doing any fine tuning.
I'm in a quandary, both are great... but is there any reason Tannoy for example make their large speakers sit closer to the floor? Is the reason of being front ported have an impact?
Just need a consensus...
Jo