Speaker height?

[dvdwatcher]

for those of you with wall mounted speakers I know it is supposed to be 2ft above ear level but about what height from floor to speaker is that and is it acceptable?

[lokir1]

Originally Posted by dvdwatcher

for those of you with wall mounted speakers I know it is supposed to be 2ft above ear level but about what height from floor to speaker is that and is it acceptable?

i have wall mounted enter channel in my l/v home theater i ste that to match pretty close to my tweeters in my towers
i also have all my speakers wall mounted in my bed room set up check pix if youd like im not really sure what your asking though

[solarrdadd]

Originally Posted by dvdwatcher

for those of you with wall mounted speakers I know it is supposed to be 2ft above ear level but about what height from floor to speaker is that and is it acceptable?

based on what you said, figure out how far above the floor your head is when you sit down and add 2 fee to that.

my surrounds (all 4 of them) are almost 7' off of the floor and for me, my setup and the type of speakers I have, it sounds amazing. do some resarch and of course you may have to get a book shelf and some other things to adjust heights to determine whats best for you and your speakers and your ears/what you hear!

best of luck and keep us posted

[emoxley]

I've always heard that the tweeters are should be at ear level, when sitting down.

[solarrdadd]

Originally Posted by emoxley

I've always heard that the tweeters are should be at ear level, when sitting down.

true of your fronts, but not surrounds

[rpatt]

The bottoms of my surrounds are 6' off the floor. As I've mentioned in other posts of this nature, my information search on this subject came up with the following rule of thumb: If most of your listening is music, the surrounds should be ear level. If mostly movie soundtracks, 6' off the floor. I have a separate two channel system for listing to music but I probably watch more concert blus than movies and they sound great to me with the elevated surrounds. So, experiment and find what pleases you most.

[Cisco in HD]

For surrounds, someone can correct me or back me up, the height can be anywhere from ear level (3-4 feet) when seated to roughly 6ft from floor to where your speaker needs to be. Granted that would be if things pertaining to the perfect set up room, and we all know each room is not THE perfect room to set up. We all do what we can. Anywhere from 3-6ft from the floor would be in a good range. Hope this helps.

[Hammie]

I recently read somewhere (but cannot for the life of me remember where and my browser history did me no good), but it said the average person's ear is about 42" from the floor when seated (mine are about 40-42 depending on my position). The tweeter should be anywhere from 18-30 inches above that number, or 60" - 72" (5-6 feet from the floor).

I just checked and the tweeters are at 60 inches on my surrounds. My Polks were somewhere between 72-80 inches.

[Vedder]

does anyone else have any words of wisdom when it comes to surround speaker height? I will be wall mounting my polk fxi a6's. Does 6ft high seem correct??

[Kryptonic]

Surrounds should be about 6 ft. off the ground.

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by Kryptonic

Surrounds should be about 6 ft. off the ground.

I think that answer is too vague. It should be how far should the tweeters be from the ground since speakers can vary in size.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by louhamilton

I think that answer is too vague. It should be how far should the tweeters be from the ground since speakers can vary in size.

Vary Good point lou !

I also think that it is up to the person as to what way sounds good to them & what they like . But that is just My opinion too .

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by Vedder

does anyone else have any words of wisdom when it comes to surround speaker height? I will be wall mounting my polk fxi a6's. Does 6ft high seem correct??

The height is less important that the focal point of the speakers in the sound field. Extremes are bad - flush mount ceiling speakers are painful for me to even look at - but there can be a huge variation in height, as long as the sound reaches the listening area correctly.

This has a several variables. Most home audio speakers have a wide dispersion area, and don't "beam" sound like a cone of light from a flashlight. As a rule, tweeters are more directional, and larger drivers are more dispersed; but for the most part, if speakers are not right next to your ear, the sound disperses pretty well.

You should invest in a good mount that tilts and swivels (and stays where you set it) so that you can test different positions. I've used monitor mounts for this purpose, as they are much stronger than most "wall speaker" mounts, usually designed for Bose speakers and their equivalents. I'm currently hanging Definitive Mythos 8 speakers from Omnimount monitor mounts, hung on studs, without any problem at all. These speakers weigh about 35 pounds apiece. The large flange can be removed so you can bolt it to smaller speakers. This is available at Lowe's Hardware for about $40 each. I can hang larger speakers on these if needed.

http://www.omnimount.com/Product/Fla...tilever/4N1-S/

If the speakers are smaller, Monoprice sells a clever mount for $10 that does a terrific job with speakers up to about 25-30 pounds, too.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

Finally, your receiver, if it has MCACC or other microphone based audio adjustment, can precisely time-delay the sound coming from the speakers to the listening point. That may be overkill in a smaller room, but if it's a large space, it does help a bit.

Anyway, you do have some good options for height placement - don't go crazy trying to be too precise, it's something you can tweak and adjust as you go along.