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Posted by echosystm on Jun-10-2007 08:07:

Upside down monitors

Is it ok to place your monitors upside down (tweeter at the bottom) if the woofer and tweeter are both in line on the face of the speaker? The phase alignment should only change if theyre turned horizontally... I think!

Posted by Fledz on Jun-10-2007 08:35:

I can't imagine that they would be designed to sit like that. If the woofer is above the tweeter then the vibrations that bounce back from the desk could damage your tweeter.

More to the point....why

Posted by echosystm on Jun-10-2007 11:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Fledz
More to the point....why

So I can have my speakers above my computer screens and still have the tweeters at ear level.

Good point on the vibrations though. I don't want to risk that!

Posted by Fledz on Jun-10-2007 12:03:

Remember that most speakers will also internally be setup to stand in one position so that the supports are there. I doubt that the tops of speakers have any structural support whatsoever so I would definitely advise you not to do it.

I don't have any specific data to back it up but I'm just looking at it from a common sense point of view.

I think you need a stand or a new desk

Posted by echosystm on Jun-10-2007 12:28:

quote:
Originally posted by Fledz
I think you need a stand or a new desk

I'm designing one as we speak...

Hence the question!

Posted by Fledz on Jun-10-2007 13:01:

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Originally posted by dj_palm
yes u can. some speakers are made for having the tweeter at bottom (tannoy monitors i think) and its supposed to make the sound go more upwards so u dont have to place them on ear level. tho i believe ordinary speakers prolly send the sound straight forward and it therefore hasnt much to say, i also think its the midrange that should be earlevel tho but im not sure that either.

Yea there you go, but those are actually designed for such a purpose. I don't many normal monitors are.

Hell, you could always email the company and ask their techs.

Posted by richg101 on Jun-10-2007 15:40:

the only issue will be with internal heatsinking not working to an optimum, but i doubt this will be an issue to get concerned about. sound will not be affected in a detrimental way at all and its worth flipping them over if it allows you to position the speakers at the right height. imo i would have them set up so the center point between the tweeter and the woofer is in level with your ear.

alternatively you could look at new monitors that utilise a single point source... then placement worries are only an issue with one driver.. no particular manufacturers mentioned! hehehe