Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers


Has this ever happened to anyone here?

You have your speakers positioned just as you like them, and then a guest takes it upon themselves to suddenly move your speakers?

Obviously I’m not going to get any sympathy from anyone in the non Audio world, so I thought I’d post my frustrating experience here.

I also imagine that many of your speakers can’t simply be slid out of position due to spikes or carpeting or sheer weight. Probably a good number of you, who like me have speakers on hardwood floors, have some marks in place to be able to return speakers to their exact position. (Which I didn’t)

But a recent female first time guest was sitting on the floor positioned between the speakers as we listened and for some reason decided that they should be pointed directly at her. Now some people might think “how obnoxious,” and others might think, ‘hey, a woman who wants the toe in angle optimzed for her seating position! She’s a keeper! Let her handle whatever she wants!”

And while I did like the enthusiasm, there was a supertweeter precariously balanced atop each speaker fireing rearward that could have easily toppled off and broken. (And no, there are no kids in the house).

I still haven’t found the exact sweet spot I had them in. For a long time I felt like a bit of an audio slacker since I never installed the factory spikes or rounded cones TAD provides for the CR1’s. Until a few months ago I read on another forum that many CR1 owners choose to just keep the stands on the floor, or haven’t found a benefit to using the spikes/cones on hardwood.

Obviously I’ll use the incident to try and eventually find an even more optimal positioning than they were in, but it still irks me that someone would just assume it’s okay to move a sophisticated audio setup that they truly know nothing about.

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Showing 2 responses by hshifi

Hello,
this seams like a good lesson for everyone who cares about their gear. Tell people your concern, protect your gear, and trust no one. It is being overprotective, but it is such a pain to deal with it later. It is amazing how many people do not claim responsibility. I would write down your specs, get locks for your gear. And when you have a service person in your listening room cover your gear in moving blankets and watch them like a hawk. I don’t leave the room. If I do I would ask them to leave. Also make sure the service company gets you a copy of their insurance. I know this sounds way too over protective. Look at what can happen. Some gear cannot be fixed or replaced. As for the girl who moved the speakers. Ask her to help you set them back up. If she doesn’t, she better be worth the hassle. 
Hello,
it sounds like if we are chill and are OK when accidents happen then that person is Ok when things go wrong. I respect that and wish I could be like that. For the rest of us who are a little OCD like myself it sounds like we need to do our do diligence and take safeguards. I even understand that your date might have thought you were coo coo for coco puffs and said see ya. You have to decide what is more important to you.