Stands for Reference 3A MM deCapo-i

The tweeters should be about ear height. The center of the deCapo tweeters are a touch over 12" from the bottom of the cabinet. My stands are 25 1/2" high, which gives the right height for me sitting in my usual listening seat. With the deCapos, I would err on the short side rather than have the speakers a little too high. If the stands you're looking at have adjustable footers or spikes (esp. if front and back can differ), you shouldn't have any trouble getting your speakers at just the right height.

Well, Nickway's summary of Audiocircle threads is interesting, and different from the setup I ended up with. When messing around with speaker height, I definitely preferred my ears at or above tweeter height. I thought the sound was smoother and more coherent from top to bottom frequencies. It did not sound brighter than when my ears were closer to the midrange-woofer axis -- counterintuitive, perhaps. So many factors... I hope you get stands that will allow you to try a range of "heights" (maybe by tilting the speakers).

Nick, I understood and agree with what you were saying. Chances are if that is what they are recommending at Divergent, more people will be happy with the speakers a little higher than the way I have them. As always, it all depends...