[oz_audio_todd]

Hey Danny, just wondering what sort of stands you use when you do your fequency response plots on your bookshelf speakers, is there a design of stands that you would recomend, and are there things that we shouldnt use for stands (ie card tables or may be even bookshelves for that matter)?
Thanks

[oz_audio_todd]

OK, I thought this would have been a useful answer for people looking at getting the best out of their book shelf speakers(?)

[neekomax]

Interested as well. Someone will answer  .

[S Clark]

I've been at Danny's many times when he has taken measurements.  One stand he uses for bookshelf speakers is basically a professional quality camera stand with a platform screwed in at the top.  I doubt if you would want to use something similar permanently. 

[Danny Richie]

Sorry, I forgot all about this one.

Yes, I use a heavy duty tripod that has adjustable height.

I crank it up enough to get the speaker about 4 and a half feet from the ground. That way my first reflection point is well outside my measuring time window.

[oz_audio_todd]

hmmmm... yeah that does sound practical (and ugly     ).
Does that also mean we have little chance of getting a simillar response w/o 'good personality' stands? 

[neekomax]

Dude, this is audio world. Most stuff is ugly, IMHO. 

Here, I got these for my old monitors. They can be filled with sand, and I'm gonna paint them white when I get my new monitors (which are white as well). I got 'em for about $65 I think. They're pretty stable if you you really torque the screws when assembling. And I think they're not that ugly:

http://www.standsonline.com/Free-Shipping/Sanus-EF20---20-Tall-for-Small-to-Medium-bookshelf-Speakers__SANUS-EF20.aspx



 

[Danny Richie]

Does that also mean we have little chance of getting a simillar response w/o 'good personality' stands? 

The stand has no effect on the response.

I have to get them up in the air and away from anything to measure it. I need a measurement free of reflections.

What you need is a really solid stand that gets the tweeter height up to your seated ear level.

[Rclark]

I have Sanus higher-end stands than the ones shown. Very heavy and solid, sand filled.three pillars instead of one, sturdier base, better speaker platform. Wish I could remember which model, I got it off the 'Gon. Nice stands are dime a dozen there.

[jimdgoulding]

Atacama makes good and stable stands that don't cost too terribly much.  One thing I like about them is the size of their top plate.  It's longer than most.  They have three legs and you can fill the larger center one with whatever.

[kip_]

I have Sanus NF24s in Cherry and they're pretty and seem to work well:

http://www.amazon.com/Sanus-NF24C-Satellite-Speaker-Stands/dp/B002HDYD88/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1313843294&sr=8-3