Stands

Steve_p · « **on:** 26 Apr 2021, 12:24 am »

Hi,

Sorry if this has been asked to death.

I currently have Kef R3 and may replace them with some Reference 1’s in the future.

Looking for stands. Is there a noticeable difference in sound between $2000 Kef stands versus $100 Monolith or Pangea stands?

Thanks for any help or recommendations.

Letitroll98 · « **Reply #1 on:** 26 Apr 2021, 10:15 am »

While the KEF stands look very nice, both the $500 ones spec's for your current speakers and the $2,000 bespoke stand for the Reference 1s, I can't imagine they're 10 or 20 times better than the Monolith or Pangaea stands. Perhaps I'm missing something, but reading the KEF site they look like alloy stands with fillable centers and very nice adjustable footers. A little web surfing should result in finding a near duplicate for much less.

jaywills · « **Reply #2 on:** 26 Apr 2021, 12:42 pm »

See if you can find an old pair of Osiris two-column stands. Best of luck,

jaywills · « **Reply #3 on:** 26 Apr 2021, 12:46 pm »

They look like this:

JLM · « **Reply #4 on:** 26 Apr 2021, 03:08 pm »

I commissioned stands from Timber Nation for a very reasonable price. The stands I ordered were pedestals (same width/depth as the monitors) and fillable. They ended up weighing 75 pounds when filled to prevent tip over.

mick wolfe · « **Reply #5 on:** 26 Apr 2021, 05:28 pm »

Quote from: Letitroll98 on 26 Apr 2021, 10:15 am

While the KEF stands look very nice, both the $500 ones spec's for your current speakers and the $2,000 bespoke stand for the Reference 1s, I can't imagine they're 10 or 20 times better than the Monolith or Pangaea stands. Perhaps I'm missing something, but reading the KEF site they look like alloy stands with fillable centers and very nice adjustable footers. A little web surfing should result in finding a near duplicate for much less.

I couldn't agree more. How you choose to couple or decouple the speaker and its stand ( depending on your particular environment) will have more of an impact than the stand itself. A friend who has experimented along these same lines with monitor type speakers loves the IsoAcoustics Mini Pucks between the speaker and the stand's top plate. In this case, the stand is spiked thru carpet to a concrete floor with the Mini Pucks decoupling the speaker from the stand. In this scenario, he said he hears no difference whether using an $85 MDF stand from Amazon or a $500 all steel stand. If you're dealing with a suspended floor, I would consider a form of decoupling between the floor and the stand. Bottom line, I wouldn't even begin to consider spending $2K on a stand.

jtcf · « **Reply #6 on:** 26 Apr 2021, 09:34 pm »

I have Monoprice stands for my Harbeths.They are sturdy and well made. I bought some hex bolts to use instead of the supplied spikes in order to easily adjust their positions on the wood floor. Also am using the mini pucks between speakers and stands,which make a noticeable difference.