adj. height of RTA12c's

soundfreak1
soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
edited July 2012 in Vintage Speakers
Im courious if anyone has played with the height of thier 12b's or c's. If so what results did u hear in the bottom end? Of any? Was thinling of raising them up about 6/8"
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Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
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OPPO 83 CDP
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited July 2012
    I'm going to be putting mine on 1" spikes in the near future. Right now they're about 4" off the ground and the bass is so good that at times I can't tell if the sub is on (they're the front L-R mains in a HT).

    What amp do you have pushing them?
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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited July 2012
    6/8"? I bet they'd sound better raised 3/4"... :)
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited July 2012
    Its tje parasound in my sig. Dont get me wrong they have plenty of deep base, it ia tight and fast
    hqving said that ive noticef in all the other "monitor series " 10's 7's. Even 12's always sound better up on a short 7" ( or so) stand. Ive found the same with other speakers with passives ie: ess, old klipsch(kg series, ) and others. It seems to me the passives seem to get the base affected more than speakers with active base drivers. My equip. Is not lacking in dynamics in the low end at all.just courious if anyone had experimented with height? Im going to play with it today and tomorrow just ... Cause! im sure when i do the opamps in my DAC things will change as well as when i do the caps in the 12c's.just something ive not heard discussed on the forum in any detail.
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited July 2012
    I had a set of RTA12B's and preferred them up on stands. They were short stands 6" or so off the ground. Similar to the Monitor 10 stands but not tilted back. It seemed to open up the sound and add a little more depth to the bass.

    I say go for it.
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  • Schurkey
    Schurkey Posts: 2,102
    edited July 2012
    soundfreak1 wrote: »
    they have plenty of deep base...
    ...It seems to me the passives seem to get the base affected more than speakers with active base drivers.
    First Guess: Changing the speaker base will also affect the bass.
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