Michael Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Hi everyone. Proud owner of a pair of 1C speakers here. Just a quick question on once I have levelled the speakers and roughly adjusted the tilt with a plum-bob as per the manuals instructions. Should I fine tune my final tilt adjustments with a laser level or plumb-bob line ? Bear in mind that my floor may not be level. Thanks Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) According to Richard, just a plumb bob for the 1,2, &3's. No laser is required, as they are for the Treo's and up. I have a set of 1's and 2's, and the manual gets pretty darn close, but I always played around with the tilt (within the acceptable range the chart provides) a bit to dial them in per my ears. Also, placement in your room is as or more critical. Edited November 16, 2021 by bkeske 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmz Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Easier to use some magazines under the spike, than using an ipad. (And I mean “reading” magazines) 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 On 11/16/2021 at 2:31 PM, bkeske said: According to Richard, just a plumb bob for the 1,2, &3's. No laser is required, as they are for the Treo's and up. I have a set of 1's and 2's, and the manual gets pretty darn close, but I always played around with the tilt (within the acceptable range the chart provides) a bit to dial them in per my ears. Also, placement in your room is as or more critical. Thanks for that. I have the placement dialed in pretty good but always happy to try any tweaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 This was brought up not too long ago. I also used a laser to double check that each speaker was the same with my 2CE Sigs, but Richard jumped in to inform that both speakers being the same is not important with the 1,2, &3’s, but instead their individual tilt is. The Treo’s and above are quite different in that both speakers do have to be equal. Thus, I have an additional washer in the spike of my right Treo to align the same with the left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Vandersteen Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 I did not say it was not necessary just that when the plumb bob is used it automatically makes both speakers the same (continues to be the most important part of set up) even if the floor is uneven. The amount of tilt is different for the One's, Two's and Three's so go by the chart. RV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkeske Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Sorry for the confusion Richard, but in that thread I stated I used a level (after setting tilt per the manual) to make sure both my 2CE’s were the same (laser height to the wall behind me) to which you replied: Quote There is no need for the laser height as the instructions use a plumb bob (or string and a nut) which compensates for any floor issues. RV Thus, my understanding was that using a laser on the 1,2,&3’s offered no real benefit. Perhaps, when you mentioned ‘height’, you were speaking to the 8” hight above ear height, which only relates to the Treo and above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC-93 Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Check the horizontal plane, too. Mine was off on my 2Ce Sig II speakers. Hang the string off each side, near the front. It'll be obvious if the speaker is not horizontal. Floors can be off in different locations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 Thanks, I used a spirit level to check this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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