New house.. new studio..

[-Noodles-]

So I've just moved,.. lost my awesome desk.. So need to get some speaker stands.

As it goes my studio looks like ..

Anyone got any ideas on some cheap - but good - speaker stands?

I've secured my monitors as best as possible, but I really want better ones.. Around the 80cm mark is the height required

 

[colonel kurtz]

stack up a couple of cinder blocks and stick a couple mouse pads between them and the monitors

should cost you about $10 total

 

[JonWormwood]

Cinder blocks wrapped in some fabric works nicely.

 

[-Noodles-]

Thanks guys

 

[WestCoastCrush]

I remember when I first moved into my apartment downtown, bought my HS80M's and had them resting on the display boxes they came in...I don't miss those times at all. I would recommend either Quiklok BS-336 (or BS-342, depending on whether you need 36" of lift or 42") depending on how much height you need. They're $100 a pair and solidly built. If you want something more stable, I'd suggest the Ultimate stands stuff, 'cause you can fill their cores with sand. I don't recall their model name or street price though...

 

[fatalforce]

You could get some auralex mopads and rest them on anything. I got mine new on ebay for like $35. Very nice.

 

[smy1]

I never understand why people need more "solid" stands. It's not like you have monkeys sitting on those stands who move like crazy. Even the most wicked vibration from any speaker should not be able to topple the stand, should it?

That said: bringing the speakers up and away from the table makes a huge difference in sound.

 

[-Noodles-]

I never understand why people need more "solid" stands.

Really, I'm not 100% sold on how they feel resting on what they are.. I don't want them falling over and destroying themselves.

 

[smy1]

No no I mean, get the cheapo 50$ stands. They'll do! Stands are a must! Even if they are made out of bricks ...

 

[-Noodles-]

Ah okay dude, sorry I misunderstood the post

I think I may try out the cinder / breeze block idea. They're like £1 each, and I reckon I'll need less than 10 - so should be a cheap experiment!

If not, I'll probably go for something a little more professional (quiklok perhaps).

 

[ahjteam]

I never understand why people need more "solid" stands.

Resonance?

 

[AudioGeekZine]

if the stands resonate at all it changes the sound. Only the speaker should move in and out, a stand that moves around even slightly will interfere.

I use the adjustable quikLok BS300 stands with a square of OC705 under the speaker. Not ideal, but it does the job better than flat on a table. I could improve it by filling the base and pole with sand. Having any speaker stand will be an improvement over flat surface.