Speaker stands

Started by Henrik on 27 May 2003. 4 replies.

Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 296.

Henrik27 May 2003#1

OK, so I'm going to need speaker stands for my mixing monitors. What do I look for? Any obvious no-no's? Should I build them myself? Constructing tips? Cheers /Henrik

barefoot30 May 2003#2

Henrik wrote:
What do I look for?

Solid and cheap. :D In my experience speaker stands don't make much difference in the sound unless they're very poorly made. I recall seeing somewhere on Homerecording.com a design that used PVC pipe filled with sand and capped off with plywood. The pipe was connected to the plywood using toilet flanges. A simple, sturdy and cheap design. Here it is. http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread ... let+flange Thomas

Henrik31 May 2003#3

Cool, thanks Thomas! I've actually seen this type of construction on some Hifi DIY sites, so I'm glad to hear you think it works OK. Cheers /Henrik

knmy31 May 2003#4

I bought my stands from a guy who builds them himself. He does a very nice job. Take a look. http://www.speakerstands.biz/spkr1.htm

Henrik31 May 2003#5

Thanks for the link! Cool looking stands for sure...but I think I'll be taking the DYI route.