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post #1 of 16
11/23/04 at 4:05am
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can i make my own speaker stands by nailing a piece of plywood to a two by four, or do i need to by pre-fab metal stands?

just wondering if stands actually influence acoustics?
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post #2 of 16
11/23/04 at 6:07am
I do believe that a good foundation for bookshelf monitors like your Axioms will result in better sound. At the same time, metal stands need not to be expensive either. You can check out the "clearance section" of audioadvisor.com each day to see if they have any bargains.
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post #3 of 16
11/23/04 at 6:32am
DIY eh? you can check this out
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post #4 of 16
11/25/04 at 7:50am
You can also check out the Sanus BF-31b (31") wooden speaker stands. They work very well for me and are relatively affordable on eBay.

Andrés
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post #5 of 16
11/25/04 at 9:05am
If you're looking to save money on stands, just buy a pair of concrete cinder blocks from Home Depot. Very heavy, very rigid, and concrete is acoustically inert. Extremely cheap, and no compromises, except that they look ugly. You can always wrap them with construction paper or cover them with a sheet.
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post #6 of 16
11/25/04 at 9:07am
The tnt stubby is hard to build without proper tools for cutting the pvc pipe. The sanus for around $30 is a better deal unless you have what it takes, imo.
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post #7 of 16
11/25/04 at 10:33am
You could try to make a three feet spiked stand to prevent micro-rocking. Use light materials. Light open frame stands bring out the rhythm and pace of the music.

All the best!
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post #8 of 16
11/25/04 at 11:44am
Part Express sells some of them cheap....
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post #9 of 16
11/25/04 at 12:50pm
I bought a pair of Lovan Affinity Stands (24in.) for $80, nice looking, and they seem to be indestructible.
http://www.racksandstands.com/prods/...6/0PLV1030.htm

Edit: I bought mine a few years back, but you might get a better price than $95 if you look around some. Just using link for pic.
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post #10 of 16
11/25/04 at 5:46pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wodgy
If you're looking to save money on stands, just buy a pair of concrete cinder blocks from Home Depot. Very heavy, very rigid, and concrete is acoustically inert. Extremely cheap, and no compromises, except that they look ugly. You can always wrap them with construction paper or cover them with a sheet.
and this would improve acoustics over just having my speakers on the floor?
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post #11 of 16
11/25/04 at 8:27pm
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Originally Posted by GlowWorm
I bought a pair of Lovan Affinity Stands (24in.)
uzziah: Though be careful with how tall you'll need the stands. For example, GlowWorm just mentioned his 24" stands, which in my case would be too short. (I learned this the painful way, first buying the 24" Sanus stands, which were way too short and I had to buy the 31" ones. Now I have the 24" ones lying around in search of a buyer )

My point is... Measure well where you want to put your speakers & stands so you know what size of stands to buy *before* you buy them!
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post #12 of 16
11/25/04 at 8:30pm
Ziode, they come in 29in. too.
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post #13 of 16
11/25/04 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by uzziah
and this would improve acoustics over just having my speakers on the floor?
Basically, the floor absorbs sound energy, the concrete blocks won't.
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post #14 of 16
11/25/04 at 9:14pm
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Originally Posted by ixeo
DIY eh? you can check this out
Personally I prefer the Akropolis stands, they even come pre-built and are also far more attractive than cinderblocks while being about as heavy & solid.
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post #15 of 16
11/26/04 at 12:12am
I don't want to hijack this thread, but I wasn't sure if this question would warrant a new thread seeing as this one's already at the top of the page.

So, I'm asking my parents for a pair of speaker stands for Christmas. I've basically narrowed it down to three choices. My number one choice would be this sweet stand from Parts Express. It's heavy, has a nice large column to be filled with sand, a thick top plate, and nice spikes. BUT, it is about 2 inches wider than my speakers (Mission M71s). This would not be overly attractive IMO, so I also came up with a couple other options.

These two stands by VTI look pretty nice (though not as nice as the Parts Express stand) and the top plate is narrower than that of my Missions. One has three colums, the other has two.

My question is this: 1) Would the Parts Express stand be that much better?, and 2) should there be any appreciable difference in the amount of sand (and hence the weight) I could put in one of the VTI stands as opposed to the other? Will it even matter, or should I just go on aesthetics?

Here are a couple more photos of the two-column VTI stand.

Sorry about the (possible) threadjack uzziah.
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