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Why are tweeters so high off of the ground in many tower speakers...

...when most peoples ears are much lower when seated??

I've read many times that the tweeter should be at approximately ear level.  Well, I am 6 feet tall, and sitting straight up on my couch my ears are about 40 inches off the floor, lower of course if slouch.  My Artemis - Eos speakers have the tweeters at 45 inches high, so not too bad, but many others that I've seen are 50 inches high and more and I don't understand the designer's thinking.   Is a 10 - 12 inch difference in height acceptable or should the speaker be tilted down, which I think would create a whole new set of issues.
aigenga
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tomic601
2,164 posts
 
Oh finally somebody using math to setup a room

next run your curves....
easy to do
Vandertones and an SPL meter

knowing the truth enables the cat to make progress vs chase tail

2channel8
634 posts
 
Related issue. My soundstage is centered slightly below ear level, as is the midpoint between tweeter and mid. I'd like to raise it, so I tilted the speakers back slightly. That seems to make it even lower. Make sense?
Is my brain back projecting the upward facing wave "vectors" to a lower point of origin?
twoch
186 posts
 
There trying to match where you're ears are. 
  Are your ears bigger then
4  in's long ?  You might have to get stuffing in the sofa.   
kosst_amojan
2,095 posts
 
The tweeters on my Focal 936's are something like 39 inches high. I barely notice and difference if I try to sit tall and ear level with them, but standing makes a noticable difference. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'm actually going to agree with geoffkait in that being ear level with the midrange drivers does seem to contribute to their dynamic impact. 
aigenga OP
130 posts
 
2channel8, I would raise the speakers or lower your chair.  I got that same result when I tried raising my couch five inches.  I will be trying again but only by two inches.
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