Image height might be different or not. Room acoustics can still result in a large soundstage. At least that is what I have found in the sunroom, which is very lively with windows on three sides, vaulted ceiling and tile flooring over suspended plywood. In the room directly below, same size but more typical, I run other monitors on more typical height stands. No soundstage or imaging qualms with either for me. It all depends. Sometimes it turns out worthwhile to go outside the box, especially in more challenging or atypical rooms accordingly.
What's with the short speaker stands?
I'm considering standmount speakers but one of the biggest turnoffs in audio is low image height. How is 22 or 24 inch speaker stand going to give you proper height? With most speakers, that would put the tweeter around 30 inches off the floor, and unless you sit on the floor I don't see that as sufficient (my ear level is about 37 and I wouldn't mind tweeter higher than that). I see it at audio shows too, also with floorstanders too, where manufacturers spend years perfecting the design but then when they stand next to it, it looks like a parent proudly taking a first grader to school. At least Evolution Acoustics figured it out...What's your opinion or suggestion?
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