Best way to elevate desktop speakers with limited desktop real estate?

[ahofer]

Situation below. This is a sit/standing desk, so floor stands are not a good solution. I would like them a bit higher. Perhaps a bracket mounted stand?

 

[SIY]

Eyehooks in the ceiling with some wires?

 

[LTig]

My 8020s are mounted on small microphone desktop stands (König & Meyer). The 8020 has a matching socket at the bottom, just remove the rubber foot.

Edit: this one: K&M 23325

 

[Doodski]

I would go with some blocks of wood cut out to angle the speakers a bit. Can make them pretty high if required and they will be solid and firm.

 

[Trell]

I use these Genelec stands for my 8330A. They lift up the monitors and have usable space underneath them. There are other Genelec L-stands for smaller/bigger monitors.

Genelec 8000-323B

Table Tripod For all Genelec 8x3x Series loudspeakers, L-shape, Vertical and horizontal mounting of the loudspeaker possible, Inclinable by 20 degrees (in 10 steps of 2 degrees each), Dimensions (base plate) (WxD): 180 x 190, Height: 332 mm,...

www.thomann.de

 

[TurtlePaul]

If you are on a budget, I use yoga blocks. Foam blocks are even cheaper than cork.

Cork Blocks

A little higher budget and Genelec makes a pretty nice stand.

Genelec Table Stand

 

[GD Fan]

@Trell beat me to it - those are the ones I use too. The shape is great for reclaiming desk space but otherwise they're imperfect. The tightening mechanism is cheap and irritating, and as you can see below they still require angling the speakers upwards. But if you're comfortable overcoming those things (and the price) they're a good option.

 

[LTig]

Or these if you need the whole space.

 

[Trell]

Genelec has VESA adapters that you can put on the backside of the monitors. This should give you more mounting options.

 

[Blumlein 88]

I'd pick up some books that overflow my bookshelf and stack them up. Constrained layer damping.

 

[Blumlein 88]

IsoAcoustics ISO-155

Table Tripod for Speakers / Monitors Allows optimal angle of the speakers in the direction of listening position, Decouples the loudspeaker signal from the ground, Two height adjustable: 76 and 210 mm, Inclination adjustable: Up to 6.5 degrees,...

www.thomannmusic.com

Noticed these on the side of the link from LTig.

 

[Robin L]

Books:

 

[Blumlein 88]

Books:

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Is that economic theme in the books because you need to fund ever increasing purchases of audio gear?

 

[Zensō]

Situation below. This is a sit/standing desk, so floor stands are not a good solution. I would like them a bit higher. Perhaps a bracket mounted stand?View attachment 182358

These are pretty nice:

Soundrise Desktop Speaker Stands | Made In The USA

We design and manufacture aluminum stands to raise your speakers, improve sound quality, and reclaim your desk space. Buy our desktop speaker stands online!

soundrisepro.com

 

[_thelaughingman]

My cheap ass literally folded two sheets of sound deadening foam for PC and elevated the speakers on it at an angle. DIY and cheap dad level.

 

[Robin L]

Is that economic theme in the books because you need to fund ever increasing purchases of audio gear?

Much more convoluted than that. A history teacher gave me books focused on background history relating to the novel "Gravity's Rainbow". Also, the theme throughout my audio purchasing lifetime is cheapskate audio, getting the most performance out of the least investment. Those speakers [a/d/s 400e] set me back all of $20. Very nice desktop speakers. They don't have much going on below 100 hz, blend nicely with my Sonance "Son of Sub" powered, 10", $50 used.

I don't know about "constrained damping", but the books don't rattle like some other speaker stands would.

 

[mkt]

My 8020s are mounted on small microphone desktop stands (König & Meyer). The 8020 has a matching socket at the bottom, just remove the rubber foot.

Edit: this one: K&M 23325

I have used these, very solid and offer more height than others if you need that.
EDIT Good ideas here https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/desktop-speaker-stands.28591/

 

[Blumlein 88]

Much more convoluted than that. A history teacher gave me books focused on background history relating to the novel "Gravity's Rainbow". Also, the theme throughout my audio purchasing lifetime is cheapskate audio, getting the most performance out of the least investment. Those speakers [a/d/s 400e] set me back all of $20. Very nice desktop speakers. They don't have much going on below 100 hz, blend nicely with my Sonance "Son of Sub" powered, 10", $50 used.

I don't know about "constrained damping", but the books don't rattle like some other speaker stands would.

Well I have Gravity's Rainbow on the bookshelf. So that is something. The first edition in paperback.

 

[Robin L]

Well I have Gravity's Rainbow on the bookshelf. So that is something. The first edition in paperback.

The ones with the unstitched binding that explodes upon first reading? I wonder if Pynchon deliberately planned on that.

 

[Blumlein 88]

The ones with the unstitched binding that explodes upon first reading? I wonder if Pynchon deliberately planned on that.

That is the one. I purchased it when the first paperback version was available. And you have to treat it gently since I've read it a couple times and sections of it more than that.