Stands for Soliloquy 5.0 Monitors


These are sweet little speakers. I'm driving them with an ARC integrated (50 watts). My problem is with the selection for stands with them. I home auditioned them with some low-mass (unfilled) Sanus stands. The speakers sounded wonderful, warm and punchy and with very clean/sweet highs. I sent those stands back and purchased the custom Soliloquy high mass stands and filled them with sand. The deep bass is now extremely solid, but the mid-bass is reigned in and they sound a bit thin in the mid-range.
What stands are other Soliloquy 5.0 owners using.
Thanks!
Chris
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Showing 1 response by rbirke

Play with the positioning. I had the 5.0's on their own stands with a Bryston integrated and it was a terrific combo -- no thin mids in three different rooms I used them in. Maybe you need to biwire or upgrade the speaker wires? Maybe pull them out a little from the wall? I'd think of some other solution than replacement of the stands, as those Soliloquy stands are pretty awesome -- better than a lot of other stuff costing more, and mated perfectly with the 5.0's.

Just my opinion. And FWIW, I can't imagine the problem is your amp. So I would try positioning, wire, and I guess third, source -- although you didn't mention what your source was, so for all I know it's a 50K Burmester combo.

Good luck,

Rich