Arendal 1723 thx monitor upgrade to the 1723 thx towers

[vernonscriven]

I need some advice, I have the left, center and right arendal 1723 monitors. I love them, but I am thinking of upgrading to the towers. trading in my center and left monitor and keeping the right monitor as a center channel.
The center channel would be upright, tilted back slightly back, under the screen, 3 ft from the wall. It would be about 5 inches from the floor.
Does this make acoustical sense?

 

[shadyJ]

Unless you are running the speakers full-range with no subs to fill in low bass, switching from the monitors to the towers isn't make any difference for you. The crossover from the midrange drivers to the low-bass drivers is too low to give you any significant extra headroom if you are high-pass filtering the speakers over to subs.

 

[vernonscriven]

Unless you are running the speakers full-range with no subs to fill in low bass, switching from the monitors to the towers isn't make any difference for you. The crossover from the midrange drivers to the low-bass drivers is too low to give you any significant extra headroom if you are high-pass filtering the speakers over to subs.

To be honest, I am not satisfied with how my homemade stands look.
The towers are a lot sleeker.
I was hoping for a slight performance boost.
I have a svs pc-4000 and have sufficient low end.

 

[shadyJ]

To be honest, I am not satisfied with how my homemade stands look.
The towers are a lot sleeker.
I was hoping for a slight performance boost.
I have a svs pc-4000 and have sufficient low end.

Arendal did make some speaker stands for them, but I don't see them listed on their site at the moment. Maybe they don't offer them anymore, but you might inquire to see if you can get some. It would be a lot less expensive than buying the towers.

 

[vernonscriven]

Arendal did make some speaker stands for them, but I don't see them listed on their site at the moment. Maybe they don't offer them anymore, but you might inquire to see if you can get some. It would be a lot less expensive than buying the towers.

I will, thanks

 

[Eppie]

I will, thanks

If they are less than a year old they have a trade-in program as well. Just something else to keep in mind.

The Arendal website has the 1723 stands listed as a "Legacy" product, so it looks like they don't make them any more. You can contact them directly through their web page. They have some of the best support in the industry and will respond the same day.

 

[vernonscriven]

I should have until August 2023 to upgrade. The service has been great.
Thanks

 

[vernonscriven]

Arendal did make some speaker stands for them, but I don't see them listed on their site at the moment. Maybe they don't offer them anymore, but you might inquire to see if you can get some. It would be a lot less expensive than buying the towers.

I will check again.