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Seeking help for a headphone stand!

Poll Results: Which headphone stand is better?

 
  • 42% (3)
    Metal with branches
  • 0% (0)
    Wooden with branches
  • 42% (3)
    Wooden with just the stick
  • 14% (1)
    Another one (please suggest in comments - under £20 please)
7 Total Votes  
post #1 of 42
1/13/12 at 11:54am
Thread Starter 

Hi there guys and girls,

 

 
I bought 3 stands, and was wondering what you guys think of them.
Now why create the thread, as everyone has different tastes?
 
Its not about the look, but if the stands will damage the headphones or not.
 
-I find that the metal one is very sturdy, however seems to be putting strain on the headband - does this matter?
-Wooden with "branches" isn't stable enough, due to it being reasonably lightweight it seems to want to fall over when you put headphones on the lower branches
-Wooden "stick" is perfect for the XB700's and I'm thinking of keeping it, however for the D2K's it doesn't seem to fit perfectly - what do you guys think?
 
Possibly other cheap alternatives? So now why did I put ASAP in the title...?
Well its because I'm leaving the UK in 2 days - in France its literally impossible to find things like this, and online, I would have to pay at least £5-6 shipping charge on things that I blindly see on the internet - whereas here I can actually try before I buy. As you can see I didn't take the tags off for a reason - in case I want to take them back.
 
I want to keep the price under £20 too, so bear that in mind - I bought the wooden "stick" one for £7.50, the metal one for £16 and the wooden branches one for £12.50 - so as you can see cheap, but useful.
I'm also in the EU/UK region so US things won't do!
 
FYI for the UK people:
Metal ones can be bought from the kitchen section (on receipt as cookshop) at Debenhams
Wooden ones can be found in the kitchen section (on receipt as kitchen accessories) at House of Frazer (they were on sale there at the moment -> Birmingham)
 
I'm thinking of keeping the metal one for the d2k's, the wooden stick one for the XB700's and returning the wooden branch one, as it won't be used + is not really stable.
 
Here are pictures, and I hope someone will shed me some light :)
 
 
UPDATE:
I'll be returning the wooden with branches, and the metal one:
Metal: Because it leaves a mark on the headband on the XB700's and on the D2K's-  i rather not ruin that padding up top - I saw what 1 hour on it could do...let alone 1 month
Wooden branches: Doesn't hold the weight properly at all times, don't want an accident to happen
 
So what now?
Keep the wooden with stick - have D2K's on it for time being, and search via internet or in france for a DIY/headphone stand solution
 
 
WOODEN WITH BRANCHES
 
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WOODEN STICK
 
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METAL WITH BRANCHES
 
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D2K's on wooden stick
 
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D2K's on wooden stick
 
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D2K's on wooden stick
 
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XB700's on wooden stick
 
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D2K's on wooden branches
 
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D2K's on wooden branches
 
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D2K's on wooden branches - stability isn't great, depending on where you put them
 
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D2K's + XB700's on wooden branches
 
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XB700's on wooden branches
 
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D2K's on METAL branches
 
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D2K's on METAL branches
 
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D2K's + XB700's on METAL branches
 
 
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D2K's + XB700's on METAL branches
 
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D2K's + XB700's on METAL branches
 
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D2K's + XB700's on METAL branches
 
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Headphones on Wooden stand
 
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D2K's on wooden stand
 
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D2K's on Metal stand
 
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D2K's on metal stand
 
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D2K's on metal stand
 
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As you can see its pressing down on the head padding...is this bad?
 
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Edited by Totally Dubbed - 1/13/12 at 6:35pm
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post #2 of 42
1/13/12 at 12:20pm

I don't really like them but if i had to pick one, it would be the aluminum stand.

 

 

Quote:
in France its literally impossible to find things like this

 

Why not make a stand yourself or change the first utility of an object, like curtain bar.... I have personally a beautiful 3 m full stainless steel curtain bar, with aesthetic fixings for most of my headphones. In France with DIY store (?) like castorama/leroy merlin/ikea... you can find many object to turn from their primary use.

 

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post #3 of 42
1/13/12 at 12:38pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by DVDRey View Post

I don't really like them but if i had to pick one, it would be the aluminum stand.

 

 

 

Why not make a stand yourself or change the first utility of an object, like curtain bar.... I have personally a beautiful 3 m full stainless steel curtain bar, with aesthetic fixings for most of my headphones. In France with DIY store (?) like castorama/leroy merlin/ikea... you can find many object to turn from their primary use.

 

Oh of course I could DIY it, but I have 0 tools in france too lol
 

 

 

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post #4 of 42
1/13/12 at 12:52pm

I would take the "wooden with just the stick" and mod it so that it's a little bit shorter, and rip off the small stick.

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post #5 of 42
1/13/12 at 12:53pm

There is a lot a music/HiFi shop in Paris, you should be able to find some "stands" imo, but i don't have specific address.

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post #6 of 42
1/13/12 at 1:00pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by yenny View Post

I would take the "wooden with just the stick" and mod it so that it's a little bit shorter, and rip off the small stick.


 

Well no worries about shorter or the little stick, but yes that's the idea :)

Why the stick one over the others?


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Originally Posted by DVDRey View Post

There is a lot a music/HiFi shop in Paris, you should be able to find some "stands" imo, but i don't have specific address.


Yes but I don't want to pay 100€ for one either...considering a small little rubbish bin is 100€ in a building store makes me wonder how much a headphone stand would cost.

 

 

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post #7 of 42
1/13/12 at 1:05pm
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Originally Posted by Totally Dubbed View Post

 

D2K's on metal stand
 
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As you can see its pressing down on the head padding...is this bad?
 
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Bad? not necesarily... but the dent may become permanent. Whether it bothers you from a comfort standpoint is up to you. Many people get some foam padding (camp bed, or pipe insulation, or pool noodle, etc) and add a larger diameter foam pad around a stand like that one, to prevent the denting.

 

Of the ones posted, I too, would probably prefer the aluminum one. 

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post #8 of 42
1/13/12 at 1:06pm

I also got the metal one with branches.  It was suppose to be a mug tree, but fits two headphones nicely and for a low price of $10 from my local Walmart darthsmile.gif

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post #9 of 42
1/13/12 at 1:23pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by liamstrain View Post

Bad? not necesarily... but the dent may become permanent. Whether it bothers you from a comfort standpoint is up to you. Many people get some foam padding (camp bed, or pipe insulation, or pool noodle, etc) and add a larger diameter foam pad around a stand like that one, to prevent the denting.

 

Of the ones posted, I too, would probably prefer the aluminum one. 


I see!

Well it doesn't bother me one bit, I'm just owrried it will damage my D2k's - I guess I can get some foam or something around, and that SHOULD help

Either or, as I said, I can keep 1 or 2 stands (useless having 3 lol)


I think I'm worried about the D2k's above all else - and don;t want them to be damaged due to a little stand...

 



Quote:
Originally Posted by atl5 View Post

I also got the metal one with branches.  It was suppose to be a mug tree, but fits two headphones nicely and for a low price of $10 from my local Walmart darthsmile.gif



haha win :P
Don't you have any troubles with the headband though? As in, doesn't it leave a mark or something on your headphones? Pics would be greatly appreciated :D

 

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post #10 of 42
1/13/12 at 1:33pm

Not the wooden stick.  I don't trust it...

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post #11 of 42
1/13/12 at 1:40pm

These are great if you can find them there. I have 2, plus a bunch of DIY woodies. I may but a couple more while I still can find them. As you can see IMHO they look like they were meant for this purpose.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/523324/new-headphone-stand   and no modding necessary unless you want a bit of cheap grey foam pipe insulation or other padding where the headband rests. I used a piece inside the lip and then a larger piece over top of that so absolutely NO indentations on the headband paddings. Those foam pipe insulation things are about $1 each for 6 feet.

If the cans are excessively large they may come close to bottoming out and putting strain on the cable entries of the cups, but building up the area where they rest helps raise that up and is a good idea anyhow.

 

I hope you find something you can look at without thinking" Something's not quite right with it"


Edited by nick n - 1/13/12 at 1:54pm
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post #12 of 42
1/13/12 at 2:02pm
Thread Starter 

I saw those ones...but if you read the OP, I'm not in the US...+ shipping that over from US would cost more than buying a proper stand from the UK...

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post #13 of 42
1/13/12 at 2:22pm

Yeah I saw the op. Was thinking you may be able to find something similar in your area ( oops maybe didn't mention that in my post ), there were a few variations of the utility rack thing in that thread if I recall. Too bad about the taxes and shipping  and fuel costs you get hit with over there, it's truly criminal.

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post #14 of 42
1/13/12 at 2:22pm
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Originally Posted by Totally Dubbed View Post


I see!

Well it doesn't bother me one bit, I'm just owrried it will damage my D2k's - I guess I can get some foam or something around, and that SHOULD help

Either or, as I said, I can keep 1 or 2 stands (useless having 3 lol)


I think I'm worried about the D2k's above all else - and don;t want them to be damaged due to a little stand...

 



haha win :P
Don't you have any troubles with the headband though? As in, doesn't it leave a mark or something on your headphones? Pics would be greatly appreciated :D

 



Well, it does not since I have a K702 (two metal bar on top) and a Grado SR80 (flat leather band), so either are affected by the stand.  Some pictures in another thread, but does not show the top clearly.  Can post those when I get home.

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/529140/show-us-your-head-fi-station-at-its-current-state-no-old-pictures-please/3510#post_8047985

 


Edited by atl5 - 1/13/12 at 3:00pm
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post #15 of 42
1/13/12 at 2:32pm
Thread Starter 

I just saw these....

They don't look too bad!

 

What do you guys think :/?

 

Atl5 - yes I would greatly appreciate it mate :D!

 

and nick, cheers anyway :)

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