Thanks @djones. I really do wish for a report. They’re on my short list. The Timbernation folks do similar stands, all wood, for a similar price. I know that "everything resonates" (and of course "everything matters", cough cough), but I like the idea of solid wood. But if MDF is acoustically better, and fillable, then that is probably the ticket.
FWIW, I asked Mr. Nolan why he thought MDF was better than steel and he said this to me:
"The Steel Stands will always ring any some place as the Tops and Bases can not be Dampened easily.Think of it this way, placing a Wooden Cabinet on a Steel Tuning Fork is not the best idea."
This sentence could be clearer and the idea that well made steel stands are like "tuning forks" seems overdrawn as analogy. His view runs counter to what some have said here about heavy steel stands, but then again, he sells MDF not steel, so... |
@mesch The only issue is that the Pangea stands won't fit my speaker base very well. The 20" Pangea has a 6" x 9" steel top plate and my speaker has a 10" x 14" base. That's a lot hanging off there. The Skylan base could be custom sized. |
Thanks. Consulting with Timbernation, too.
I know a local woodworker and might also try a local metal fabricator, too. It should really fit properly, right? Otherwise, a lot of the other factors are much less effective. |
Thanks, @yogiboy
I may go that route. Exploring Skylan, Timbernation, Deer Creek. Local fabricators.
It's hard to spend a little more and not a *lot* more to get something decent. |
millercarbon -- thanks, that’s helpful. I’m trying to decide what to buy, so I am don’t have stands to compare. I have MDF stands -- I know how they sound. I don't have other kinds of stands, including steel. But knowing how fill material could affect resonance might help with a choice, and reduce cost, possibly. I’ll be curious to hear what people have found. If you have a view on that, I welcome hearing it. |
@freediver and @yogiboy
Thanks for the advice. You own speakers deserving of respect and you clearly have thought about this a lot. I will do careful measuring and will heed the advice not to get too tall a stand, nor one that rings like a church bell. |
@chayro My speakers are Salk SS 6M bookshelves. Dimensions 9 W x 20 H x 14 D @decooney Good advice. Not sure how to look that up, but surely it's a good way to proceed. @ rsf507 I checked out the anchors and they're a bit too much. I'm really look to keep it below 300 dollars. Their quote to me was nearly $900. From an email: "The stands will be $693 per pair. Shipping will be about $170. Our current lead time is about 6 weeks from order to shipment." |
In my house, that would not fly. |
Good suggestions. Thanks. $340 for MDF may be ok but almost feels like too much. Will ponder. |
@decooney @jackd Thanks for the suggestions. |
@djones I’m interested in your opinions. Didn’t you have a stand already? |
I’ll be curious. I balk a bit at paying hundreds for MDF. But perhaps the end product is worth it. It seems that D&D make a stand for your speaker, too. |
@twoleftears Thanks! Quite an array of options! |
Thanks for the suggestion. One member on this forum suggested a fairly inexpensive way to make rollers with furniture cups and ball bearings which could decouple any number of things, including speakers.
I'm kind of suspended in indecision at this point. The solidity of Deer Creek stands (similar to Anchor but made locally and less expensive for some models) appeals, as do the aesthetics. Price is high. The Skylans could be custom fit and are at a good price, but aesthetically, meh. If I wanted to get a "meh" stand, I could get an inexpensive Pangea stand, fill it, add a heavy top plate bought locally, some blue tak and I'd be done.
People are split about wood. It looks nice and some is clearly resonant, but some is rather hard, inert.
At the moment, the sweet spot for me is to wait and shop used. Or just forget about it. |
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Very tempted by Deer Creek Audio stuff, too. Simplicity. |
So, just a follow up on the speaker stands I chose. I went with Deer Creek Audio for 20" stands. They were $730 for the stands plus another $110 to drill 8 holes in the bottoms for 8 screw/spikes. Total, then, was $840 because I picked them up, locally. Otherwise, they would have been about $940. Other models are less expensive, so keep in mind there are additional options.
I really like the way they look. I will say they wound up being about $240 more than the the upper level Target stands. I have no comparisons about how they sound with other comparable stands, but I like what I'm hearing. |
After months and months with these stands, I'm a very, very happy customer. Love these so much! |
