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What is the better stand?
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Haven't tried Sound Anchors, but used Skylans when I had Super HL5s... loaded with kitty litter. No complaints or ringing issues.
Since I recently went through this exercise, I will share with you what I had posted over on the Harbeth Forum. Cheers !
"I recently made the swap from a pair of "Foundation Stands" (as designed by the Canadian Distributor - Planet of Sound Distribution) to a pair of Skylan Stands 4P-24 for my M30's and all I can say is HOLY CRAP !! The difference was FAR from subtle ! I had really been enjoying my M30's, but to be blunt, I wasn't *HEARING THEM*, or perhaps I should correctly say, NOT hearing them. The Skylan's (loaded up with about 21kg of kitty litter between the pair) have totally liberated the M30's.
The sound is now much more focused, breaths much better, bass is better defined, and articulated, the mids are now VERY holographic, and the highs are ethereal.
So.. if you think that proper support isn't mandatory to getting the best from your Harbeths I suggest you try it for yourself. This has been a total game changer for me. While I was expecting there to be "differences" in the sound between the 2 stands, given what I had read here, and what Alan has suggested that any reasonable support will provide decent results, I was NOT expecting such dramatic changes, and certainly not such "across the board" awesome steps forward.
This has been some of the best $$ spent on money, well, short of buying the M30 in the first place .. LOL..
Noel has a great product with the Skylan Stands .. HIGHLY recommended ! "
The argument between steel vs. MDF or wood stands for Harbeths has been an eternal one. Robert Greene used to (may still) argue for wooden stands. His were custom made. I always liked steel on my C7's M30's and M40's, though I never heard wood or MDF stands. Sound Anchor makes a pair for each different Harbeth model. Greene felt he could hear riinging in the steel stands, though when they're filled with sand & lead, they plunk rather than ring, so that may not be a real issue unless you have extraordianary hearing and perhaps not even then. So ask around until you hear from someone who has heard both. Better, ask Alan Shaw...
But wood rings also and wood stands usually have more surface area to radiate the ringing.
Make no difference what "wood" does since SKYLAN are a Polymer Composite, and not steel or wood.
He'll tell you to put them on a chair. Or buy a twenty dollar stand from Ikea.
'Stand and amps don't make a difference' is his religion.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
Alan Shaws latest info /opinion on stands here:
And his latest opinion is that someone he respects says stands make a difference and he doesn't want to argue with them.
Funny guy.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
After using Skylans for seven years I'll never own another metal stand.
"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Greg House
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I love Harbeth speakers. My wife didn't like the fit and finish but were still getting a pair.
Nt
"What did the Romans ever do for us?"
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