Speaker stands

[Henrik]

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

[barefoot]

What do I look for?

Solid and cheap.

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

[Henrik]

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

[knmy]

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

[Henrik]

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