RTi4 Speaker Height

bridger71
bridger71 Posts: 2
edited February 2006 in Speakers
Hey all, new to this forum and just purchased a pair of RTi4's to be used as fronts on my HT system.

My question is whether I need 24" or 31" speaker stands for these babies. They will be sitting on a tiled floor.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2006
    Welcome to the boards, thanks for choosing Polk!

    The general consensus is to have the tweeters at, or slightly below ear level (at the listening position obviously).

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • jcaut
    jcaut Posts: 1,849
    edited February 2006
    I would add that if they're going to be on a tiled floor, some means of de-coupling them from the floor-- some sort of isolation blocks or rubber "feet" under the stands-- should also be used.

    Jason
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited February 2006
    30" stands don't look right with the 4's imo, and they're too high when you're sitting down.
    24" stands work fine.
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  • GATOR3000
    GATOR3000 Posts: 355
    edited February 2006
    My Rti4's and Rti6's are sitting on Sanus NF24 (24”) Cherry Pillars. Check out their web site.
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  • bridger71
    bridger71 Posts: 2
    edited February 2006
    Thanks for the feed back guys.

    I just ordered a pair of Sanus BF24 stands for $27.99 + $14.95 shipping from Buy.com
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