Stands for small floorstanders?

Roxy,

Thanks for the input. I live overseas and I'll have to make my own bases, which is a non-issue, but would appreciate if you could describe these a bit more. How heavy are the screw-on steel plates? How much do I need to raise the speakers from the floor?

Does it make a difference if, given a base of the same weight, I use granite or steel?

Thanks again!

Knownothing,

Thanks for the tips. I spent a fair amount of time looking at the Mapleshade website. They actually explain their beliefs, which is very helpful.

I could source a 2" heavy wood platform from a local wood shop and fit it with heavy brass cones (similar to the Heavyfeet). The platform/feet section would be rigidly attached and stable. I'm concerned about the speaker/feet resting on the platform section. As you noted, that piece is not very stable.

Stability is an issue for me as I have 3 small children who love to play and dance while I'm listening to music and chances are at some point a speaker is going to go down...NOT GOOD! So I'm willing to sacrifice some sound for added stability, for now.

With this in mind, I need some sort of rigidly attaching the speaker to the base. Do you believe a screw-on heavy wood plate sitting on heavy brass cones would sound better than a similar arrangement using steel plate? From what I read at Mapleshade I might want to try leaving a 1" space between the speaker and the platform.

Thanks a lot!

Thanks guys.

Knownothing: Not thinking of making holes in the speaker! Just going to use the existing holes for the threaded rubber feet to attach the speaker to whatever I make.
Anyway, I hear you about trying with Blutak. The issue is I live overseas and we don't have Blutak here. Same thing for oregondv.com outriggers (it makes no sense to ship heavy weights intl').

Luckily I find my way around with DIY. I'm thinking of making my own stands. Either 1/2"-thick steel base (cut with a panthograph) or a 2 or 3" thick hard wood base with outriggers (and heavy brass cones like Mapleshade's).
I wonder if using 1" spacers between amp and stand and having the 1/4" bolts to attach the speaker to the stand would help "drain" the vibrations out of the speaker and into the stand. Any thoughts?