WOW, those are low. I could see the door knob is about level with the center of the speaker. My kids are all grown now, but I never would have had my speakers that low. Hell, they're gone now and I mounted mine higher on a shelf. :)
No I'm not. I wouldn't want to take measurements at different locations and average them. I want the sound to be calibrated for where I sit. My sweet spot !! I have used the auto speaker setup in my receiver, but I had to change settings anyway. It set all my speakers to "large", so I had to...
Spots? Does your receiver tell you to use multiple spots? I set my speakers manually with a calibration disc and a decibel meter(held right in front of my face).
It doesn't need to be on a tripod. If he has access to one fine, if not place the mic about ear height where you sit. I set the mic on top of a couple books on the back of my recliner.