Speaker Stand Height And Recommendations For Spendor SP100 Speakers

djohn,

Skylan was the name that I couldn’t recall, so I didn’t mention them. When I was deciding what to do, I called them several weeks ago and he was cordial and seemed to have no problem making them if I wanted them, he even quoted a price of approximately$750. I was originally seriously considering metal stands that Starsound Technologies was going to make for me, but in the end the price was going to be beyond what I could afford, although knowing their products, I’m sure that it would be worth it.

I know the stands that you are referring to on the Timber nation site with the extended woob at the base, like an "H", and that’s what I would choose if I wasn’t doing what I described earlier. I got mine in cherry because it has what my new SP 100’s are. My last ones were black ash. I think the price is ridiculously reasonable in comparison to other options.

Excuse me, what is incorrect information lonemountain? If you're speaking about my earlier post on this thread. I got the 16" height spec from the horse's mouth over the phone two weeks ago. I never asked or said here that they couldn't be made in other sizes. For the price you're charging they should be made in other colors too!

I owned a set of them with my first pair of SP100's. Not that impressed.

I would also say to the OP that I think from what I’ve seen that Spendor does not endorse Sound Anchors and seems to prefer lighter, open architecture steel stands, although I’m sure that wood would work well too, like the aftermarket ones that are made for the large Harbeth 40’s.

I’m doing a hybrid solution, with 11" cherry wood stands made for me by Timbernation (solid top and bottom, (4) 2" pillars) sitting atop a Starsound SP100 support that I used for a dozen years underneath large floorstanders. They are so effective at draining vibrational energy and making speakers perform better that I didn’t want to give them up. The new stands are arriving on Wednesday. I’m looking forward to trying it all out.

I’m thinking differently than they do about stands, but here’s a link to what they make to support the classics, which are basically very much the same as the SP100.

Spendor Classic Speaker Stands (Pair) - Analogue Seduction

I owned SP100's in the late '90's for about 7 years and just bought a used pair again one month ago. I called Sound Anchor about the height and they said 16" inches for their stands, but I find 17.5 better for me. It will depend of course on the height of your listening chair, but that said, I don't find them to be really picky about the height. I do like to have the midrange driver around ear height.