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crooked speaker stands?

Hey,

Kind of a nit-pic concern here. I recently bought and put together some new Atlantis speaker stands. They feel solid and strong, especially after I sand-filled them. They are 21" two-pole design.

My concern is... if I look down on the top plate where the speakers rest and compare the edges of that square to the edges of the floor base, they are not flush. One stand is off more than the other.

I put them together well I think and can't think of anything I could have done wrong or should change in how I assembled them.

Has anyone else experienced this?
djembeplay

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reubent
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Well, since it is not a welded design, it's easy to assemble them and have them come out the way you describe. The fix is simple. Have someone hold the bottom plate (or the spikes may hold them tight enough if on carpet). Grab the top plate with a hand on either side and twist the top plate until it lines up correctly.

A pair of moderately priced speaker stands are not precision instruments. They are not likely to line up perfectly without a bit of "adjustment".

Enjoy,

TIC
reubent
7,072 posts
 
With only two mounting points, its very easy to have the assembly/alignment slightly off. It shouldn't be a problem to tweak it just a bit. If you are concerned, simply loosen the screws a bit befor tweaking it. The is likely a bit of room for adjustment in the screw/plate/post connection.
reubent
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If the top plate is level, but it is just cocked 5-10 degrees out of true with the bottom plate, it's likely just a minor assembly problem. Again, I would suggest loosening the screws and trying to turn the top plate to the correct position, then retighten. However, if the top plate is level and everything feels solid and stable, you could just leave it.
reubent
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Djembeplay,

Did you try reassembling or adjusting the suspect stand yet? It really could be a simple assembly issue that you can resolve easily. Loosen the top plate and see if there is a little play in the plate that will allow it to move the 5-10 degrees in the opposite direction so it will line up with the bottom plate. If that doesn't work, turn the stand upside down and see if you can loosen the screws and adjust the bottom plate so it aligns with the top.

Remember, these are self-assembled stands and there may be a slight amount of play in the top, bottom or both that is accounting for your twisted top plate scenario.

If you ultimately choose different stands, you may want to go with a welded model to emliminate the posibility of this issue. However, if you do decide to go with a budget stand, I think the $100 high mass stands from Parts Express are pretty good. They use a large single pillar with thick cast top and bottom plates.

Enjoy,

TIC
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