Why are so many floor standing speakers too short?
"MD" wrote in message
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Audio Physic, QUAD, Monitor, Gallo Ref 3 etc
Why do manufacturers make speakers so short they put the
tweeters/midranges 6" or below the average listening height? People
actually buy stands for the QUAD and Gallo. That is ridiculous and a rip
off. This is simple human engineering
Because they are trying to get the right room response. The fact that you
hear slightly off axis radiation from these drivers is part of the design
balance. In an analogous fashion, many speakers are designed for zero
toe-in. It is desired by the manfacturer that the room response be excited
by a proportionately greater response. In the case of some metal drivers,
pointing the driver away from the listener slightly attenuates breakup modes
in the upper portion of the driver range.
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