voltronic
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I recently upgraded to a pair of Kali IN-5, and my adjustable On-Stage stands are no longer cutting it. The status wobble with the larger monitors on them, and the bass response is revealing how resonant they are. When listening to pipe organ music at louder levels, the safety pins buzz all over the place.
Part of this might be that I had to remove my Auralex MoPads used with my previous monitors in order to have the tweeters at a similar height, since the stands are already at their lowest setting. So these resonance stands are going to conduct more vibrations anyway.
Either way, I need something sturdier. What I'm looking for is a single column stand 37" high that I can put right next to the edges of my desk and angle the top plate 30 degrees. I can't really angle the whole stand because the PC tower sits all the way left. This would mean I would have to widen the monitors further, which I don't want to do. See attached picture of my current setup.
I looked at a couple of the hollow wooden studs but none looked great to me. Here are the two metal ones I'm considering so far:
Rockville RS37B 37" https://a.co/d/8S9wubG
- These look like they're made out of the same thin steel as my current stands, but they are the correct height and I can fill the columns with sand or other fill in plastic bags.
Kanto ST34 34” https://a.co/d/2rzIXdO
- These look higher quality in every way, but are 3 inches shorter. I would use my Auralex pads which would make up 2 inches, and set slightly lower if necessary. I'm not sure if I can attach the top plate at an angle (although it looks like it has just a single hex bolt). These could probably be filled also if the bottom hole could be sealed, but I would imagine they are much less resonant to start with.
Any other recommendations?
Part of this might be that I had to remove my Auralex MoPads used with my previous monitors in order to have the tweeters at a similar height, since the stands are already at their lowest setting. So these resonance stands are going to conduct more vibrations anyway.
Either way, I need something sturdier. What I'm looking for is a single column stand 37" high that I can put right next to the edges of my desk and angle the top plate 30 degrees. I can't really angle the whole stand because the PC tower sits all the way left. This would mean I would have to widen the monitors further, which I don't want to do. See attached picture of my current setup.
I looked at a couple of the hollow wooden studs but none looked great to me. Here are the two metal ones I'm considering so far:
Rockville RS37B 37" https://a.co/d/8S9wubG
- These look like they're made out of the same thin steel as my current stands, but they are the correct height and I can fill the columns with sand or other fill in plastic bags.
Kanto ST34 34” https://a.co/d/2rzIXdO
- These look higher quality in every way, but are 3 inches shorter. I would use my Auralex pads which would make up 2 inches, and set slightly lower if necessary. I'm not sure if I can attach the top plate at an angle (although it looks like it has just a single hex bolt). These could probably be filled also if the bottom hole could be sealed, but I would imagine they are much less resonant to start with.
Any other recommendations?
