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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  And there you go. Honestly, I get nervous Anytime we have company. People do like to touch the drivers. Going for a dome tweeter isn't rare.
 I remember actually standing in front of my VPI Scout while the landlord and his wife did some minor work. They did give me some odd stares, but it didn't matter to me. It would have been just a matter of time before trouble started in so many situations.
Guests are allowed to do anything. Otherwise the host is not that great.
Hahhha of course!!! It is hard to catch them when you are relaxed and such action is unexpected. The risc is not the position but that they damage the speaker!!! I am sure you will find your setting again (btw it is worth to marked it).
hope nothing serius happend.
warn your guests to not touch enything.
I just installed the lock to my audio room because my 2 nieces comming with a visit!
what the heck was a supertweeter doing facing backwards?

big deal, each time you re-do something, it takes less time and you may get it 'righter'. In which case she did you a favor.

actually, toed in more would have given a wider center image, and retained l/r off center better for 2 people, she must have latent audio genes. make those marks for 2 corners movable.

how I wish I could move my friends speakers, but I wouldn't dare.