[dtddiver]

@IceClass: They are some home made oak stands fastened to the wall. The speakers have hard rubber feet and a more or less non-resonating cabinet, so this works fine. The speakers are designed to be placed like this, very close to the back wall. A bit special, but it works very well.

@shuttleboi: The speakers are Wilson Benesch Square One.

 

[IceClass]

dtddriver: those are great looking wall mounted stands and must be very sturdy. I tried to achieve much the same effect using a couple of small red LACK wall shelves from IKEA but they wanted to rip out of the wall with the weight of my speakers. Made a bit of a mess of the dry wall.
I assume from the spacing between the speakers that they don't really get used for nearfield listening.

 

[StateRadioFan]

Home System

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[dtddiver]

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Originally Posted by IceClass /img/forum/go_quote.gif dtddriver: those are great looking wall mounted stands and must be very sturdy. I tried to achieve much the same effect using a couple of small red LACK wall shelves from IKEA but they wanted to rip out of the wall with the weight of my speakers. Made a bit of a mess of the dry wall. I assume from the spacing between the speakers that they don't really get used for nearfield listening.

Thanks

Actually the speakers are 22 pounds each, so they are quite heavy. The stands are fastened to the wall with brackets, but the stands themselves do not touch the wall (about 3 mm clearance). I used four plugs for each stand, and I tried with 15kg weights before putting the speakers on them to make sure they would hold. Regarding near-field listening, you are right, they are not positioned with that in mind. I do, however listen like this quite a lot, and it works very well. A detailed pic if you're interested:

 

[dynamics]

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Originally Posted by evt /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nothing special here. Dell XPS720 -> Windows 7 Pro x64 -> 2007WFP -> Audioengine 5 Unibody MacBook early 2009 -> Snow Leopard

Where can I buy that desk?

 

[evt]

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Originally Posted by dynamics /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where can I buy that desk?

I got the desk from Ikea. Its called Vika Lauri nowadays, but the legs are different than the ones I have.

 

[shuttleboi]

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Originally Posted by evt /img/forum/go_quote.gif

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Originally Posted by StateRadioFan /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Are these the same desk stands? Where did you guys get them?

 

[cyberspyder]

Ikea

 

[fenixdown110]

 

[StateRadioFan]

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Originally Posted by shuttleboi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are these the same desk stands? Where did you guys get them?

I bought mine at IKEA. I got a slab of butcher block and adjustable table legs to create the desk. I used left over butcher block to make the monitor stand. You can get the monitor stand legs in a couple of different sizes and colors if I remember correctly.

 

[IceClass]

The IKEA legs are called CAPITA and come in three convenient sizes.

I use a bunch of them with three small red LACK shelves to stack my laptop, DAC & external drive part of my headphone/nearfield rig.

 

[AmanGeorge]

Woo for the CD3000 - also, thanks for the Ikea tip. I think I'm going to go this weekend to get my desk better organized. Will probably use Bjarnum hooks to hang headphones from my wall, and maybe that nice Capita/Lack combo to make my rig more stackable on my desk.

 

[john11f]

I need a lesson in cable management

 

[shuttleboi]

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Originally Posted by IceClass /img/forum/go_quote.gif The IKEA legs are called CAPITA and come in three convenient sizes. I use a bunch of them with three small red LACK shelves to stack my laptop, DAC & external drive part of my headphone/nearfield rig.

That's really nice. Are the shelf panels finished on the sides? That is, is there paint and finish on the side edges just like on the top side of the shelf? The shelf panels that I've got have unfinished sides, revealing the interior material.

 

[Bredin]

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Originally Posted by john11f /img/forum/go_quote.gif I need a lesson in cable management 2smile

See it like a acoustic treatment instead