It might be a really obvious point for some people, but I only had this revelation very recently. I'm posting this because I guess a lot of people also do what I used to do, without thinking about the potential difference it could make.
I have the Videologic Sirocco (2.1 system) and used to put the two speakers on the desk. The tweeters therefore were roughly 20cm below my ear level.
About a week ago, I had those rail shelves put up on my wall directly in front of my desk, which meant that I could put the TFT screen and the speakers on the lowest shelf to be on level with my ears. Then started listening to music.
Wow. Such a difference. It's like someone took the layer of velvet off the front of the speakers. There are so much more high frequency detail and spatial awareness than when the speakers used to be on my desk. It used to sound pretty decent, but now I realise that it was really nothing like what it could sound at the right height.
Now I'm going through different music and hearing it in a new way for the first time... and I didn't even need to buy any new electronics! Just a smallish amount of money on the shelving unit!
Just thought people might be persuaded to try out different arrangements for their speakers - in my case, it wasn't anything to do with a £500 DAC or a new CD player, just having the speakers at the right height.
I have the Videologic Sirocco (2.1 system) and used to put the two speakers on the desk. The tweeters therefore were roughly 20cm below my ear level.
About a week ago, I had those rail shelves put up on my wall directly in front of my desk, which meant that I could put the TFT screen and the speakers on the lowest shelf to be on level with my ears. Then started listening to music.
Wow. Such a difference. It's like someone took the layer of velvet off the front of the speakers. There are so much more high frequency detail and spatial awareness than when the speakers used to be on my desk. It used to sound pretty decent, but now I realise that it was really nothing like what it could sound at the right height.
Now I'm going through different music and hearing it in a new way for the first time... and I didn't even need to buy any new electronics! Just a smallish amount of money on the shelving unit!
Just thought people might be persuaded to try out different arrangements for their speakers - in my case, it wasn't anything to do with a £500 DAC or a new CD player, just having the speakers at the right height.
