Cheap alternatives to speaker stands?

[redshift]

Speaker stands and floorsranders are for amateurs forgetting that normal living rooms isn’t anaechoic chambers. Yes I said it.

 

[Punchrulle]

@redshift
The OA51 look good on those wallstands. IKEA wall brackets for shelfs?
But I would prefere the brackets white together with the white OA51 speakers. But black absolutly work since there are some black on the speaks.
Looks very neat and stylish with the speaker cable routing, nicely done!

I might steal that design if I can find wall brackets that are rated for 45kg.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[olds1959special]

What about amp stands?

 

[Alexei]

When I had my KH120 I put them on cinder blocks, something like in the pics below.
Obviously I'm not sure if acoustically it's OK, but they were rock solid lol
What other cheap alternatives to speaker stands do you know? Maybe something cheap from Ikea? View attachment 98556View attachment 98557

When I had my KH120 I put them on cinder blocks, something like in the pics below.
Obviously I'm not sure if acoustically it's OK, but they were rock solid lol
What other cheap alternatives to speaker stands do you know? Maybe something cheap from Ikea? View attachment 98556View attachment 98557

 

[Alexei]

Cheap ($2 AUD ea for white stools) with smooth curves to aid dispersion!
Plastic Pot planter under Linton as matching stands are too high & block proj image on wall.

 

[Barrelhouse Solly]

For bookshelf size speakers you can use flat pack fiber board "book shelves." You can get them in widths as low as 8" inches for around $30 new. There must be thrift store options.

 

[Pareto Pragmatic]

When I wanted to elevate some large vintage speakers off the floor, I went with 20" tall square end tables. Wooden top, extruded metal lower shelf to make it more stable, adjustable feet, and steel square tubing. The feet make it easy to level/tilt, weight can be added to the shelf, and if you are willing to drill the legs, filling with sand is possible.

There are a lot of options for color and such, and for $20 or so, looks a lot better than cinderblocks.

FWIW, here is a test of blocks versus stands, with measurements. I saw it a while ago, but did not look at it critically, so it may be good or not.

 

[Alice of Old Vincennes]

All these ideas depicted in the photos look stupid.

 

[lowkeyoperations]

Clay sewer pipes. Come in a variety of heights and diameters. Flange at the bottom for stability. Can fill with bags of sand if desired. Bluetac to speakers.

 

[lowkeyoperations]

Clay sewer pipes painted grey

 

[biker29]

C Style end tables - get welded ones not flat packed.

 

[dfuller]

Cinder blocks are actually an excellent choice, all things considered. They're quite non-resonant (metal stands can quite literally ring like a bell if excited the right way unless you fill them with sand or something), they're cheap, and as long as you cover them with some sort of fabric, they look OK too.

 

[mischa]

Old wood chair from a kindergarten.

 

[Talisman]

I just want to point out that subwoofers aren't always good supports; the last time I played at high volume, my R3s moved almost 10cm...

 

[Sokel]

Best stands, ever:

 

[Valvetubehead]

Barstools.

 

[Hear Here]

Here's what I use for speaker stands:

Exactly - proper grown up speakers that don't need stands - or subs, or DSP for that matter

 

[Flaesh]

 

[Honken]

Exactly - proper grown up speakers that don't need stands - or subs, or DSP for that matter

I suppose my speakers are juvenile then, since they use subwoofers for stands.

 

[Hear Here]

I suppose my speakers are juvenile then, since they use subwoofers for stands.

Sitting on their mother's shoulders? I'd look at that combo as too much costly joinery (4 boxes where 2 will do) and too many amplifiers and cables. But I'm sure it sounds great.