 Re: Would the VP180 V4 match well with the M60 V1?
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Placement-wise, it will be going in front of a large front projection screen. Because of this, I'll need to have it on the floor and not on a stand (which would put it too high). Given this, I presume I'd be best off going with the "inverted" option, that angles the components slightly upwards?
I agree with others that say that the VP160 is the best choice. It seems to be like a superior design and is cheaper, which makes it really nice. However, placing a speaker meant for a stand on the floor is a really compromised placement. It might be that you may not like the sound of even a well designed speaker if it is poorly placed. Even if you can get a stand to get it 12 or 18" off the floor would probably be fine. Or you may want to consider an acoustically transparent screen. But, if you go that route you can get a single M60 and just put that behind the screen.
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Thanks, everyone. I'd love to raise it a little, but I've only got 17 inches to play with below the screen. Given the height of the VP160, that would only realistically allow me to raise it by about 5" or 6" at best. Would that, combined with the "inverted" option, be a worthwhile thing to do?
I've currently got my Mirage centre channel on the floor, and while I've no doubt that it could be made to sound better, it sounds very good even in such a compromised placement.
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Given the height of the VP160, that would only realistically allow me to raise it by about 5" or 6" at best. Would that, combined with the "inverted" option, be a worthwhile thing to do? IMO yes, I would raise it as much as possible even if that is only 5-6 inches.
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If you need ideas for raising a speaker 5" off the ground, I humbly offer the following: 
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Definitely going to raise it by 5". Possibly not via the tin can method. 
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Those look great, Craig. Given the unusual dimensions and weight of the 160, I'm thinking the best route may be to go with Axiom's official stand at a custom height of 5".
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Those look great, Craig. Given the unusual dimensions and weight of the 160, I'm thinking the best route may be to go with Axiom's official stand at a custom height of 5". After searching for it, I see that the custom height option is cleverly hidden in plain site on the main product page for the stand. Definitely the best approach. In fact, I need to get taller posts for my VP180. Thanks to you, now I know this option exists.
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If you need ideas for raising a speaker 5" off the ground, I humbly offer the following: Nice speaker stand you have there. Personally I find that Campbell's Tomato soup gives the richest sound, but the Habitant is a fine choice as well.
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