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Sideways Speaker? (poorman's bookshelf?)

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Posted by BGone on March 16, 2007 at 06:44:22

Setting a speaker on it's side...am I allowed to do this? I'm trying to outfit my shop/garage and speaker placement and size are a concern.There is not much clean wall space,it's all shelving.I can only afford a speaker height dimension of about 16" max.Since most speaker cabinets are taller than wide, are there speakers that will work OK on their side? I could go with say,a 15"wide x 24"tall and tip it. Never tried it or thought about it before.Speakers are going to be about 6' off the floor,maybe I can get some better bass with a larger speaker this way rather than a smaller,proper bookshelf?
What are the construction or technical concerns with this? Are there any vintage speakers that are known to perform alright in this fashion?

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