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In Reply to: 3 foot tall presentation posted by audiogremlin on August 12, 2009 at 13:05:04:
I've recently changed listening chairs.
I used to listen reclining on a copy of the Le Corbusier chaisse. That put my head back at a severe angle so the direct sound from the speakers was reaching the ears as if it were coming from a location somewhat forward of me but on the floor if I were standing upright—think of sound approaching your ears from a point level with your mouth. Singers often seemed to be "short" to me but some instruments like trumpets could sound as if they were extremely highly placed.
I've recently swapped to a normal armchair and my head is now upright when listening. My ears are just below the level of the tweeters so the direct sound is now approaching the ears from a point at the same height or just above the ears and almost horizontally. The height of the image of singers has lifted and I haven't noticed the extreme height on some instruments that I used to but that's not to say I won't find that on some discs since the chair swap is very recent.
So perhaps the vertical angle at which the sound strikes the ear is important. If your head is tilted back while listening, try listening with the head more erect and see if that changes things.
David Aiken
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