This is why I save old stuff, you never know....

Tweakers' Asylum

Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ.

I just bought a lovely pair of Tannoys a week ago. From reading everything I could find about them prior to buying them, I learned that the most troubling thing about them, at least to me, was that they are a bit top heavy and did not come with outriggers for added support, so could easily tip over. I confirmed this when I went to demo them at the inmates house.
They were pretty firm if pushed straight front to back, but side to side or at a angle didn't take much to get them tipping.
I am pretty amazed that for the price of the speakers, Tannoy didn't see fit to provide a plinth with a wider footprint with the speakers. I guess they must be trying to maintain that straight clean look.
They do make plinths for them, but I was told that they are special order and cost $500 a pair plus shipping.
Well, as a tweaker and DIYer, and wanting no chance of these beautiful works of art having a accident, I decided to make my own.
Looking around in the garage to see what I could use as a base, I found my original pair of monobloc amp stands which I first had made maybe 20 years ago. They are made of half inch white coran or plexy, not really sure, but very strong. Since them I have upgraded twice, from that to granite and now I am using maple. The granites are still in the garage too, but there is no DIY possibility with them.
So the plexy proved to be the right size and workable as far as sawing and drilling goes. I was not too sure the jigsaw could cut it, but it did.
So take a look, I bolted the finished bases to the speakers with felt pads between them, and used the Tannoys spikes with new Tnuts in the outrigger positions.
AB.

Edits: 05/07/12 05/07/12

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Topic - This is why I save old stuff, you never know.... - ABliss 19:58:38 05/07/12 (3)

More pictures.... - ABliss 20:26:57 05/07/12 (2)

VERY nice--recycling AND DIYing. - jeffreybehr 15:08:42 05/08/12 (1)

Thanks, its always great when you can do it yourself. nt. - ABliss 20:45:13 05/10/12 (0)

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