Stereo speaker stands

sunvalleylaw

sunvalleylaw

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I finally got my Dahlquist DQM-5 speakers repaired, along with my original Denon DRA-550 (55w) amp. I also have the original Technics straight arm turntable. Now that the speakers are repaired, I would like to make speaker stands for them. I had a set that lifted the speakers maybe just under a foot off the ground before, but they got given away when the speakers were needing repair.

I see some online, but I am not paying someone up to $300 for what appears to be a simple wood project.

Can anyone suggest how high to make the stands? I was thinking between a foot and 18", with maybe tipping them back just a touch toward the wall. Not too high, as I want the bass response, but not too low either. Materials? I was thinking just heavy ply, or some 3/4 oak. Our floors are wood, so I would think some firm rubber feet of some kind. My speakers are the two way configuration below, with the cabinet finish of the 3 way further below. A matte black surface, with black fabric fronts.



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Can't really help you with the carpentry, but if you need a visual reference these are 20" tall speakers on 20" Atlantis stands.

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Honkridge said:
Seeing as you are going with vintage gear I'd go with stacked cinder blocks
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They used to be on overturned blue plastic milk crates back in the day. So that would have put them only 12-13 inches high when I was using those. They are good sounding speakers. Tight and punchy bass, clear highs. Hmm, sounds like I am describing a good rosewood and spruce acoustic.

Wife will no likey milk crates now.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
They used to be on overturned blue plastic milk crates back in the day. So that would have put them only 12-13 inches high when I was using those. They are good sounding speakers. Tight and punchy bass, clear highs. Hmm, sounds like I am describing a good rosewood and spruce acoustic.

Wife will no likey milk crates now.
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Another idea she might be more open to... have her pick out some clay/ceramic/decorative flower pots of the right height, then top it with the GRAMMA from above. Strong enough to support them (plus the little hole in the bottom of a pot is great for running wires) and plenty of design options. The isolation pad will give enough decoupling that it won't cause any phase or reflection issues.
 
I wanted a certain height off the floor so I recently bought a pair of these Sanus stands. Sanus seems to have a large selection of different sizes, well built, and reasonably priced.
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xStonr said:
I wanted a certain height off the floor so I recently bought a pair of these Sanus stands. Sanus seems to have a large selection of different sizes, well built, and reasonably priced.
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I looked at those. The ones that were the height I want don't take the weight of these speakers. They are about 35 lbs each.
 
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