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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What does it matter if it was a woman or a man? Bottom line is - your speakers are and look 5 figures and no one should be touching anything they don't own. That's a guest I don't want back in my house and I would have said politely to please not touch my equipment, it's positioned where it is for a reason and is quite expensive. If the person can't respect your wishes or gets offended you don't want them in your house or your life. Happy listening!
Sounds like you need to shop for a new pair of speakers with better off axis imaging capabilities. The design team, if there is one, of any speaker that requires such precise placement in relation to your listening position needs to return to the drawing board.  There are several, many, numerous, speakers on today's market that provide outstanding performance outside the "prime listening position."    
Audio aside, the scenario would be the same if a guest moved a picture on a host's wall to get a better look.  A guest in a home is not automatically given tacit permission to do what every they want.  A good host makes guests feel comfortable, a good guest respects a host's hospitality but understands the venue is not owned by the guest.

I would have politely told the guest not to touch the speakers or other equipment in view.

That said- if there was personal interest in the guest, maybe invite her back and ask if she could adjust the speakers in the bedroom.