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, put some removable painter's tape down, like the rest of us do, for when YOU get the bright idea to try and find a better speaker placement, even though what you have is already the best it can be in your room.

Finally, you should get her fingerprinted and see if she's the same one who messed with the other poster complaining about a fingerprint on his MOFI album.
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I repair audio gear for a living and have been at it for nearly 50 years. I have one client who has a small child who likes to push in the DIAMOND domes of his daddy's B&W loudspeakers.  After it happened the first time, I made a few suggestions like putting a heavy low obstacle in front of the speakers to prevent him from getting close.  Oh, he'll never do it again. I had a long talk with him about this and he says he'll never do it again.  At 5 years of age, these words meant nothing.  I have replaced 4 tweeters in less than a year for this man.  These tweeters are over $1100 each plus labor and tax that comes to just about $1300 each time.
I guess he really like that kid!  Or maybe the college fund will be down to community college by the time the kid is ready to go.
Oh my god! You were sitting in the room with her, watched while she moved the speakers, and now you are complaining about HER!  Get a grip and take some responsibility! She had no idea what she was doing, but you did, and you did nothing about it...   Learn from the experience and speak up. Perhaps you were led by other thoughts!
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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.