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Trying my hand at DIY speaker stands for a pair of Monitor Audio BR2 standmount speakers...
Pillar sections on each stand can be mass-loaded with sand or lead shot (sand initially to keep down costs).
DevillEars
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Here is my DIY speaker stand. They sound very good and you don't have to make anything. They don't look very good though.
Dave
Thought that was passe in the 60's? Please don't tell us you have a table in the living room made from an old wooden telephone cable spool.
There is no beer in food, but there is food in beer.
No the living room and dining room table are both teak tables from Scan (70's). LOL!
Dave
5 or 6 years ago I wanted to hear if raising these 4 Pis so the horns were more at ear level would sound better and used the blocks just for trial.
Sounded so good I determined to build risers but there was always a new electronics project to do and never got around to it.
as the cinderblocks? I think you can make some money with that idea if you put a crystal on top.
Sell it for $10K.
You do realise half the people here spend a lot of time listening the music from the 60s, don't you?
So one of those spools would be very appropriate.
Now I have to go to pick up my new kaftan.[img]http://i.imgur.com/tqjfNzf.jpg[/img]
Edits: 07/02/16
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"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
Make it groovy baby.
There is no beer in food, but there is food in beer.
Got one of those too!
Dave
;-)
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There is no beer in food, but there is food in beer.
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My first audio rack was made with 11 of those blocks. Three 6ft lengths and one 3ft length of 3/4in plywood. My friend cut the boards and put a pine boarder around the edges. He did it during wood shop class, so he got credit for it.
I had two shelves with the blocks standing upright for LP storage, and a 3ft board with 2 blocks the long way, the integrated and tape deck were on that shelf, the turntable was on the lower section. We had concrete floors so it was real sturdy. I used that setup in various configurations, for about 20 years. The shelves are now on brackets in the garage and the blocks are under a couple of cabinets as I get some water coming in the garage when it rains.
I was trying to find metal speaker stand that were around 12" tall for my Spendor BC-1's, but had trouble finding anything that was not super expensive. Wood was available, but they weren't solid enough for my tastes. I noticed that cinderblocks were the right height, so I bought the blocks and a pack of furniture bumpers to protect the rug and the speaker cabinets. I was planning to upgrade, but this setup sounded so good, I never go around to doing anything else. I have a separate listening room, so WAF isn't a problem.
Dave
In those days I never thought of protecting the carpet and later when I was renting a duplex. I had a girlfriend who moved in with me, who couldn't have cared less about the appearance of any of the house. She was a slop, I finally gave her the boot, when I realized that she was showering about once a week. Well that, the lies, and she broke the promise of no shooting dope.
The last girlfriend wanted to move the stereo to the side wall, and I had to tell her no, rearrange any room other than the listening/living room. "Why not", well it won't sound as good. I have my priorities.
I sure know how to pick them, she went off her psych meds and went nuts. It's back to me and my trusty dog Scribbles. As long as he gets a spot on the couch next to me he's happy. We are listening to some Joe Jackson as I type this.
So no WAF for me.
I'm see'in a pattern here.
Too much is never enough
You took me back to my college days in the 70's. My stereo does that too!
Dave
For what it is worth, I utilized the 1/2 blocks with blue tac between each (almost impossible to get them to separated at a later date), with a 12 x12 (or was it 14 x 14) patio block with spikes inserted as the base.
Thanks for the warning! I was thinking of trying blue tac. I was also thinking of trying Herbie's Soft Fat Dots and spikes on the bottom.
Dave
A friend on mine used that liquid spray stuff you see on TV in between the blocks and then painted them gloss black...not bad at all!
Is that the spraycan Flex-Seal stuff with the guy airboating across a swamp?
axolotl
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I was considering flat black.
Dave
Those look good. The only change I'd make is to use "T" nuts to mount the feet. That way you could use the plastic feet for hardwood or tile, or substitute spikes for carpet. It would also give you the ability to level the stands if the floors are uneven.
There is no beer in food, but there is food in beer.
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