This is my first post on ASR. I'm not sure this is the correct place for this post. If it is not, please direct me to where this post should go. Thanks in advance for your patience.
Due to a problem with the health of my mother, I recently had to move to Hong Kong from Canada. It was supposed to be a couple of months, but so far I have been here for almost a year. Other than my laptop and a a set of headphones, no way to listen to music. Living quarters are quite cramped here so I set about to purchase a set of desktop speakers. I read about the Edifier MR-3 speakers in Erin's Audio Corner and they were the right size and price. I went to purchase them and at the store here, I found that they had introduced a new speaker - MR-5. Even in a casual comparison these seemed to be better than the MR-3, especially in the bass. I purchased those for about USD$180 / pair and set them up so that the tweeters were at ear height - approx 7" high.
I did not have much expectations because of the price. But they sounded very good indeed. In Canada, I have 2 systems - one based on the Golden Ear Triton Reference and the other one based on the Revel Studio and Paradigm subwoofers. The MR-5 seemed to be tonally very similar to the Revels which are many,many times their price. I was very happy with the result except for how I had achieved the correct height. Please see the photos of my setup. I currently have them setup on the boxes shown.I have tried looking for stands that might work but most of the ones I have seen - ISO-Acoustics, Foundation which are sold by the Hi-Fi stores here cost more than the price of the speakers - some far more. Below is a description of the speaker:
www.ramboxs.com.hk
The speakers are W x H x D - 159 mm x 264 mm x 280 mm and have a weight of 10.4 kg.
Does anybody have a suggestion of a good stand (within a price of less than USD$80 ) that I can try or am I just being unrealistic?
If there is interest in how the speakers sound in more detail or measurements from my listening position, please let me know.
I apologize for the length of the post and look forward to your suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Due to a problem with the health of my mother, I recently had to move to Hong Kong from Canada. It was supposed to be a couple of months, but so far I have been here for almost a year. Other than my laptop and a a set of headphones, no way to listen to music. Living quarters are quite cramped here so I set about to purchase a set of desktop speakers. I read about the Edifier MR-3 speakers in Erin's Audio Corner and they were the right size and price. I went to purchase them and at the store here, I found that they had introduced a new speaker - MR-5. Even in a casual comparison these seemed to be better than the MR-3, especially in the bass. I purchased those for about USD$180 / pair and set them up so that the tweeters were at ear height - approx 7" high.
I did not have much expectations because of the price. But they sounded very good indeed. In Canada, I have 2 systems - one based on the Golden Ear Triton Reference and the other one based on the Revel Studio and Paradigm subwoofers. The MR-5 seemed to be tonally very similar to the Revels which are many,many times their price. I was very happy with the result except for how I had achieved the correct height. Please see the photos of my setup. I currently have them setup on the boxes shown.I have tried looking for stands that might work but most of the ones I have seen - ISO-Acoustics, Foundation which are sold by the Hi-Fi stores here cost more than the price of the speakers - some far more. Below is a description of the speaker:
Edifier MR52.0 Monitor Speaker – RAMBoxs Technology Ltd

The speakers are W x H x D - 159 mm x 264 mm x 280 mm and have a weight of 10.4 kg.
Does anybody have a suggestion of a good stand (within a price of less than USD$80 ) that I can try or am I just being unrealistic?
If there is interest in how the speakers sound in more detail or measurements from my listening position, please let me know.
I apologize for the length of the post and look forward to your suggestions. Thanks in advance.