Laser pointer for checking speaker toe?

[metaphacts]

Originally Posted by Jérôme W

Let me guess.
You want to have the exact same amount of toe in on both of your speakers ?
Is your room perfectly symetric, acousticaly speaking ?

[metaphacts]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

+1

Toe in should be by ear & not by any measuring/laser device. In some situations, one speaker may be toe'd in/out slightly differently than the other.

Best

Bob

[Kingsrule]

The point here is I want to put speakers back exactly the way they were when I move them to try other speakers.......

[GaryProtein]

Use some masking tape on the floor to mark the corners or front face of the cabinet, or if a wood floor, use a crayon that you can most likely rub off the wood when you want.

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by vintage_tube

+1

Toe in should be by ear & not by any measuring/laser device. In some situations, one speaker may be toe'd in/out slightly differently than the other.

Yeah, I was just gonna, say I don't get all this fuss about lasers and such. I didn't think there was any other useful way to toe in speakers other than by ear. I use my record of AoAM performing Vivaldi's Gloria for adjusting toe in. When the sound stage is correct for that record, I'm done.

Originally Posted by g997

The point here is I want to put speakers back exactly the way they were when I move them to try other speakers.......

Painters tape for me. Mark off two adjacent edges corner to corner.

[DonBattles]

Originally Posted by g997

The point here is I want to put speakers back exactly the way they were when I move them to try other speakers.......

Why didn't you just state this first, as others stated tape is your friend

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by GaryProtein

Rather than use a tape measure or laser to quantify something you can't hear, why don't you put on a blindfold and have a friend rotate the speakers for the toe-in so you use your ears to get the sound the way you like?

This is exactly what I was thinking about.
Toe in should be set by ear because no room
is acoustically symmetrical. So it makes no sense to get the exact same amount of toe in on both speakers.

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[Kingsrule]

Really guys, is this concept all that difficult to understand?
Tape is great for setting up a pair of speakers.
Tape is not so great for placing, pushing, sliding different speakers over the tape in the same general area as the first pair.....
Just looking for laser pointer recommendations. If you don't use one or don't like the concept please move on
If you do use one, I and others would like to know what you use!

[o0OBillO0o]

Originally Posted by g997

Really guys, is this concept all that difficult to understand?
Tape is great for setting up a pair of speakers.
Tape is not so great for placing, pushing, sliding different speakers over the tape in the same general area as the first pair.....
Just looking for laser pointer recommendations. If you don't use one or don't like the concept please move on
If you do use one, I and others would like to know what you use!

We can debate about anything when it comes to sound.

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by metaphacts

Going from to has me so I'll & be .

Best

Bob