Speaker tweak

[Thing Fish]

I have a pair of Spendor SP/71's and by design they slope backwards. A few days ago I decided to place some wooden blocks under the rear spikes thus raising the speakers to a level position. Well the sound difference is amazing! The sound is now directly in my face and sounds more direct and impacting. Of course this maybe a 'new to the ears' experience so may not be the best in the long term but as it stands it seems to be a massive improvement.

Just what were Spendor (or any other manufacturer) trying to achieve by angling speakers back so they fire over your head?

[synsei]

To introduce a time delay aspect between tweeter and woofer I would think ;)

[The Grand Wazoo]

Time alignment

Read all about it
http://lenardaudio.com/education/06_x-over_4.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudspeaker_time_alignment
http://www.minidsp.com/applications/dsp-basics/time-alignment

[synsei]

Time alignment

Read all about it
http://lenardaudio.com/education/06_x-over_4.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudspeaker_time_alignment
http://www.minidsp.com/applications/dsp-basics/time-alignment

T'was what I meant although parts of my mind are still waking up... :lol:

[The Grand Wazoo]

What you said was not incorrect Dave.

[Thing Fish]

Thanks Chris.

[hifi_dave]

It is an attempt at time alignment as suggested above.

What you have now done is to direct the tweeter to ear level and are reaping the benefits.

[Rare Bird]

i use low level stand where you can adjust the tilt to whatever angle you want.. complete with castors :eyebrows: