Klipsch CF3

[Russ Thor]

I have some CF3's and I wonder if the speaker horn should be at ear height?

Up on stands (large ones!)

OR is the speaker designed to have the horn at knee height? floorstanding

And, is the speaker ment to sound best with the covers on or off?

[Dale A B]

Floorstanding only - and with the grill covers on. You could try placing a wedge in front for some tilt if that may help in your application.

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[Russ Thor]

Thanks!

I was tempted to think that the horn neeeds to be ear level. However, when I listen as you suguested, I get a nice warmtn and a wider sweet spot.

Do you have any advice on listening distance? and corner placement vs. out in the room. Presently, I have them middle of the room and 2" from the side walls and I sit near the back wall? my room is 13"x21" with a tall ceiling...

[Dale A B]

I have my CF's in a 11 x 18' basement room, on the short wall, about 6 feet apart. They are nearly flush with the rear wall. There is no way I can have these any further out in the room, as space and aethestics limit it. I don't have to add any extra bass or treble, except when playing vinyl.

You should be able to get deeper bass in corners. Most of my listening is from 15 feet back, where it sounds the best, but this is usually the case with any of the speakers I have substituted. I think my CF's would sound even better in a larger room, but I am pretty happy with how they perform.

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