11th December 2011
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#1 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 40
Thread Starter | Speaker Stands: Don't mind spending money.
Hello.
I'm trying to find the right stands for a pair of speakers.
From looking at similar threads about speaker stands on the forums a speaker stand has to:
1. send no vibrations through the stand etc/ the stand and speaker have to be 'deattached' from each other.
2. not wobble when the speaker produces sound.
3. be adjustable in height etc
Are there any other factors that i should keep in mind?
I'm not working on a budget here (within reason). So given that, would anyone with more knowledge on the subject have an idea about:
what is the best speaker stand out on the market that manages to cover these three categories the best? Or a combination of products that manages to cover these three categories the best? (i.e speaker stand with foam/sorbothane etc)
I have looked at other DIY stands but want to stick with something more pleasing to look at. (i.e no cinder block stuff). Otherwise this would definitely be my choice.
Thankyou in advance for anyone who shares their knowledge on this topic!
Freddie
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12th December 2011
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#2 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2010
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Look around second hand.
I picked up some sound style stands pre filled, for £10! (£100 odd new) mint condition and very sturdy. Just used one layer of blocks / carpet and monitor isolation pads to get the right height (Along with adjusting the spikes on the stands)
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12th December 2011
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#3 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Sarasota, FL USA
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I just built a couple speaker stands using sand-filled 4" PVC colums with 3/4" MDF bases (15"x15") and tops (12"x9") attached using toilet flanges (there are similar examples posted here on GS). They weigh 40+ lbs. each and support even my JBL 4408s with excellent stability. They'd meet all your criteria except being height adjustable, but I don't go around changing the height of my speakers either. For $50 for the pair, it would be difficult to find anything comparable for less, though you could certainly build a less expensive (less substantial) version using 3" and cheaper plywood. Anyway, here's a couple pics of mine:   | |
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12th December 2011
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#4 | | Lives for gear
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Your thread title is confusing, to keep it easier: he doesn't mind spending a lot of money - he just wants to know whats best in those categories  | |
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13th December 2011
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#5 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Sarasota, FL USA
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Mildly confusing, yes. I guess I misread that he was on a "within reason" budget, and I find most of the really nice monitor stands that would readily meet his criteria are in the unreasonable range ($300+ per pair), for me at least. Besides, who doesn't love getting some serious bang-for-the-buck, right?
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13th December 2011
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#6 | | Lives for gear
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Sound Anchors! I would say as a stand fixed height is far better than ajustable!
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13th December 2011
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#7 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2011
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by ddageek  Sound Anchors! I would say as a stand fixed height is far better than ajustable! | I'm going to check that out.
Why do you think that having a stand at a fixed height is better than being adjustable?
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13th December 2011
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#8 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2011
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by kasmira Your thread title is confusing, to keep it easier: he doesn't mind spending a lot of money - he just wants to know whats best in those categories | Yes, sorry. Corrected the title. Thanks!  | |
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13th December 2011
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#9 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2011
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Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by darkbuddha Mildly confusing, yes. I guess I misread that he was on a "within reason" budget, and I find most of the really nice monitor stands that would readily meet his criteria are in the unreasonable range ($300+ per pair), for me at least. Besides, who doesn't love getting some serious bang-for-the-buck, right? | That's great work you've done with your speaker stands. And they look cool.
$300 does seem unreasonable. I might try something like this. Thanks for your post.
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13th December 2011
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#10 | | Lives for gear
Joined: May 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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You should build suspended speaker stands that hang from the ceiling. That would be ****in awesome
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13th December 2011
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#11 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 40
Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by kasmira You should build suspended speaker stands that hang from the ceiling. That would be ****in awesome | haha yeah  .
I'm going to go with an adjustable stand and fill it with sand.
However, i've read about the speaker rocking back and forth if not pinned with rubber spikes, but have also heard about materials like neoprene and sorbathane to de-couple the speaker from the stands, however you can't have both of them can you?
Which is the best way to go?
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14th December 2011
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#12 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Kansas City
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| No budget speaker stands?
Fixed height is simple and elegant, ajustable by nature is going to be more prone to vibration!
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14th December 2011
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#13 | | Lives for gear
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I'm a convert to the sewer-pipe speaker stand.
2x9"x5/4" pieces of plywood
2x toilet flanges
2x 33" x 4" ABS pipe
sand to fill
finish nails hammered into top to create spikes
amazing sound  The $25 speaker stand by John Brownlow, on Flickr
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14th December 2011
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#14 | | Gear Head
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 40
Thread Starter | Quote:
Originally Posted by ddageek Fixed height is simple and elegant, ajustable by nature is going to be more prone to vibration! | That's going to be my final choice, however i need them to be adjustable to find a good mixing position in my new room.
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14th December 2011
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#15 | | Lives for gear
Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Midwest
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add or subtract extra wood bases to gain or loose height
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14th December 2011
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#16 | | Lives for gear
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If money no issue then Ultimate Support stands are very good on a lower budget.
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16th August 2012
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#17 | | Gear interested
Joined: Dec 2005 Location: AL.
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im in the process of building a pair myself. I've been away from the music for a while now im back with passion that's stronger than ever.
Last edited by Fly_Keyz; 16th August 2012 at 07:01 PM..
Reason: typo
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17th August 2012
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#18 | | Gear Head
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 34
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Originally Posted by darkbuddha I just built a couple speaker stands using sand-filled 4" PVC colums with 3/4" MDF bases (15"x15") and tops (12"x9") attached using toilet flanges (there are similar examples posted here on GS). They weigh 40+ lbs. each and support even my JBL 4408s with excellent stability. They'd meet all your criteria except being height adjustable, but I don't go around changing the height of my speakers either. For $50 for the pair, it would be difficult to find anything comparable for less, though you could certainly build a less expensive (less substantial) version using 3" and cheaper plywood. Anyway, here's a couple pics of mine: | I just built those same stands a few months ago for my speakers! Exact same method and everything...we must've found the same YouTube video?? Mine are all black...anyway, I digress...
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