Loudspeaker Stands

[knownunknown]

i wish i wouldn't care about that kind of stuff, but i do, and it's driving me nuts

 

[jsrtheta]

I hear all your pain! These are mine (hand made and custom made):
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It's not a final set up, of course. They came cheaper than some of those welded pipes (I don't like those).

A stand can resonate and if it does so, it's crap and it imparts on the sound same as poorly designed speaker enclosure. Something like putting your speaker on top of a piece of furniture and not decoupling it so the entire piece of furniture sings along.

When you have one that is acoustically dead, you still decouple your speaker with some extra sorbothane pads just to make sure. And there is nothing more to it.

After that it’s all about stability and safety. They are heavy to prevent knocking them over (pets or kids).

Movement is in fact real for some subs. Put them on carpet with no spikes and they can move. That’s why you use spikes for carpet and sorbothane for hardfloor.

Bookshelves will not move. You still use some pads to keep them safe from scratching when handled.

You don’t use spikes to carry the vibrations away from the speaker. It’s not like you can ground them. If your stand resonates, it doesn’t matter where the vibrations go after that – the damage is done.

So, it’s just about the inert material and desired height. Point source are good off axis in all directions so you won’t miss much if it’s not your ear’s height.

One additional benefit is pulling them away from the back wall. So, indirectly, stands will affect sound by allowing you to take speakers away from a surface.

I found this article enlightening: https://ethanwiner.com/speaker_isolation.htm

 

[CDMC]

Didn't read that part of the ad....and the term bespoke isn't used much here in the US That's my excuse and am sticking to it! ...

It is a much better word than our pedestrian use of the word “custom”.

 

[Chrispy]

It is a much better word than our pedestrian use of the word “custom”.

Yeah its a fine word....and they used both actually!

 

[killdozzer]

I found this article enlightening: https://ethanwiner.com/speaker_isolation.htm

I really respect Ethan Winer. He's one of the good guys, he knows a lot and shares with others.

 

[paddycrow]

This is a speaker stand I made for a pair of Polk LSiM 703s. I added a 10 lb bag of steel shot to each for stability (didn't remove the shot from the bags), there is room for more. I'm very happy with them.

The top is contoured to match the speaker, I would probably make another top if I ever wanted to use them with another speaker.