I'd agree with that. Solid wood would be much more favourable.
How much difference do Speaker Stands make?
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I'd agree with that. Solid wood would be much more favourable.
ToTo Man
the band not the dog
Yes the HiFi Racks stands are nice but pricey, especially if you want a finish other than oak and/or want to customise the size of the top plinth! That said I am tempted by the Podium T5 IV. I'm just wondering if they'll do my Tannoy Autograph Mini and Jim Rogers JR149 loudspeakers equal justice?
Lee T
pfm Member
All solid oak, not a veneer in sight
Who informed you of this BTW.
It's made from the same thickness of wood, all over, including the central column, i removed the top plate at one point to see how this thing was made, wood grain straight through.
Also, this place, just up the road from me
http://www.customspeakerstands.co.uk/
ToTo Man
the band not the dog
All solid oak, not a veneer in sight
Who informed you of this BTW.
It's made from the same thickness of wood, all over, including the central column, i removed the top plate at one point to see how this thing was made, wood grain straight through.
The seller himself! I asked about customising the top plate and he said the top plates were dowelled and glued onto the columns, but that they could in theory be supplied with screw fixings. I quote "the columns are veneered MDF, but I can put an insert in to receive the screws securely".
Yes I emailed this site today and was assured their stands are 100% solid wood.
Lee T
pfm Member
How odd, mine are solid wood, wonder why he changed them, i purchased mine very early on in production, got lucky
Tony L
Administrator
Has anyone used vintage speakers as stands?
vintage floorstanders or even big bookshelves have the right dimensions and are heavy enough, unfortunately a bit ugly,
it's a good way for me to get use of all the speakers I have..
It shouldn't work as you have the 'undriven driver' acting as somewhere between an absorber and resonator. Think 'single speaker dems' of the '80s etc. By saying that I hadca pair of ProAc Tablette Ref 8 Sigs for a very short while during The Great Tannoy Catastrophe of a few years ago (I sold them and regretted it hugely). When I came to sell the little ProAcs I just plonked them on top of my replacement Tannoys and they sounded superb, better than I ever got from them on stands to be honest! I guess the bass just worked a bit better higher up.
Sonci
pfm Member
Yes, I know that, but think for a moment of 10 pairs of speakers inside a demo shop..
I personally don't think £99-249 is expensive for speaker stands at all. I'd wager those would be better than many metal ones costing much more than that!
YNWOAN
100% Analogue
Which is why some manufactures recommend that only one pair of speakers at a time reside in the demo room.