how high the speaker stand should be for 12'' high speaker? (1 Viewer)

[iris]

I have JBL e30. The dimention of that speaker is 8-3/8X15X12(W x H x D)

 

[Phil Iturralde]

The tweeter height should be the within a couple of inches above or below your seated ear height - between 33" - 36" off the ground.

Pick a stand that will solidly support your E30's and raise the tweeter to your seated ear height!

I use 20" speaker stands for my JBL S26's** and that places my tweeter 35" off the ground (my seated ear height is approx. 33" - cushy comfy couch! ).

**S26 Dimensions (H x W x D) 17" x 10" x 10" / Weight 22 lb

Hope this helps,
Phil

 

[iris]

any low end speaker stand recommendation? and metal or wood, which one is better?

 

[tonyKwok]

iris

if you have some free time, it is quite easy to build your own speaker stand. I built 4 of mines with materials purchased from Home Depot. The final product is only a fraction of the cost of the retail stands.

tony

 

[iris]

I am not a handy person though.:frowning:

 

[Phil Iturralde]

Iris, Sanus makes very good Speaker Stands like this one found @ Buy.com

Sanus Systems BF24B Speaker Stands (24")
Mfg Part#: BF24B
Price: $28.99



That would put your tweeter approx. 33" high up from the floor.

If you use these for the surrounds, I would put them higher (recommended by Dolby Labs) like I did with my Right Side Surround JBL S26! I hung it like a large wall hanging! (The Left Side is on top of my oak bookshelf)

Here's my HT/family room / speaker layout - overhead view.

Phil

 

[JediFonger]

Sanus also has a 31" speaker stand. do you think that's 2high for a 12" speaker? it'd put the tweater in the 40"ish range... but i have very high chairs =).

 

[Phil Iturralde]

Should be fine w/the tweeter @ approx. 40" high.

Phil

 

[JediFonger]

cool thx. i notice the image is much better. i had my fronts mounted at nearly standing height. when i sad down, i didn't get any imagery. i'm surprised at the lack of vertical dispersion speakers have vs. horizontal.