Custom stands for my R200’s
JayMX
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Just so pleased with myself I can’t help but share. 😁😁
Most recent project - I built a pair stands out of scrap in the garage! Veneered with left over walnut from my Super 7 restoration project. Picked up a set of Tekton spikes (dang they’re cheap - $20 per set!) and integrated them so everything is nice and stable.
The plan was to fill the voids in legs with lead shot, but they’re plenty heavy and inert as they are. Maybe someday…. They’re built so they can be disassembled if needed. There’s a piece of 3/8” allthread running up through each leg and everything is cinched together with nylock nuts. Very happy with how they turned out.
These were lots more work than they should have been, but these little cabinets are worth it. Fun project. 🤘🏻
Most recent project - I built a pair stands out of scrap in the garage! Veneered with left over walnut from my Super 7 restoration project. Picked up a set of Tekton spikes (dang they’re cheap - $20 per set!) and integrated them so everything is nice and stable.
The plan was to fill the voids in legs with lead shot, but they’re plenty heavy and inert as they are. Maybe someday…. They’re built so they can be disassembled if needed. There’s a piece of 3/8” allthread running up through each leg and everything is cinched together with nylock nuts. Very happy with how they turned out.
These were lots more work than they should have been, but these little cabinets are worth it. Fun project. 🤘🏻
Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩
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Very good match for the speakers!
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Just so pleased with myself I can’t help but share. 😁😁
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Who can blame ya? Stunning work!
Those Snells look amazing too. Those were my first speaker envy.CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC
DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)
Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777
Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)
Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150
Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i
Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart
Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables. -
Wow, really nice work. Great looking pair of stands.
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Holy cuhrappdude! Those look great! Like they came as an integrated system with the speakers.I disabled signatures.
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Perfect! Lights are great! Your skills certainly show."Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"“Fa sol sol la la fa sol la ... " ~ a soul-stirring sound that is at once alluring and haunting surges through the room as their voices rise and merge. First they sing the notes, then the words from the Sacred Harp hymnal, which was first published in 1844. Sacred Harp a singing tradition that dates back nearly to the founding of the nation.
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Your Stands turned out great, the fact that you built them from scraps you had, make them that much better
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Crafty and clean looking. Maybe the updated 7's can share a matching set?Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists.
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We need a whoa button -- like just doesn't cut it for something like this.
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Nice work! Looks like a labor of love.
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Maybe the updated 7's can share a matching set?
Something similar is stewing in my brain for the next project! Super stoked to do the full monte on the 7b's. I'm thinking Wharfedale Linton style stands... I'm excited to install the phase plugs and A/B'ing with some stock MW6500s. Standby for more details when I dive in. 🤘🤘Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩 -
Those Snells look amazing too. Those were my first speaker envy.
They are absolutely fantastic. I keep them on the B&K Reference 200.5 for HT duty - they really sound great and I love the soundstage with the rear firing tweeters. I found them a couple years ago for $150! Killer speakers I'm actually picking up a pair of K.5's today just because they rarely come up for sale. Same tweeters and woofers, backup parts if nothing else. 👍Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩 -
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Maybe the updated 7's can share a matching set?
Something similar is stewing in my brain for the next project! Super stoked to do the full monte on the 7b's. I'm thinking Wharfedale Linton style stands... I'm excited to install the phase plugs and A/B'ing with some stock MW6500s. Standby for more details when I dive in. 🤘🤘
The Linton Stands have that classic 7 style and wouldn't be too difficult to emulate.
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^^^ I was thinkin' the exact same thing (FWIW).
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Yup, I can veneer two blocks of wood. The rest is basic steel fab. Just have to powdercoat and voila! $400 stands. 😂The Linton Stands have that classic 7 style and wouldn't be too difficult to emulate.
Current Collection: Monitor 4a (Peerless), Monitor 5B (Peerless), Modified Monitor 7b (Peerless), RTA15TL (SL3000), SDA CRS+ (194’s), SDA SRS 2.3TL, R100's, R200’s, R300 🤩 -
You forgot the Polk badge cost.
Don't take experimental gene therapies from known eugenicists. -
Those Snells look amazing too. Those were my first speaker envy.
They are absolutely fantastic. I keep them on the B&K Reference 200.5 for HT duty - they really sound great and I love the soundstage with the rear firing tweeters. I found them a couple years ago for $150! Killer speakers I'm actually picking up a pair of K.5's today just because they rarely come up for sale. Same tweeters and woofers, backup parts if nothing else. 👍
That’s a downright steal!
CD Players: Sony CDP-211; Sony DVP-S9000ES; Sony UDP-X800M2 (x2); Cambridge Audio CXC
DACs: Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III (x2); Denafrips Ares II (x2)
Streamers: ROKU (x3); Bluesound Node 2i and Node N130 w/LHY LPS // Receivers: Yamaha RX-V775BT; Yamaha RX-V777
Preamps: B&K Ref 50; B&K Ref 5 S2; Classe CP-800 MkII; Audio Research SP16L (soon)
Amps: Niles SI-275; B&K ST125.7; B&K ST125.2; Classe CA-2300; Butler Audio TDB-5150
Speakers: Boston Acoustics CR55; Focal Chorus 705v; Wharfedale Diamond 10.2; Monitor Audio Silver-1; Def Tech Mythos One (x4)/Mythos Three Center (x2)/Mythos Two pr.; Martin Logan Electromotion ESL; Legacy Audio Victoria/Silverscreen Center; Gallo Acoustics Reference 3.1; SVS SB-1000 Pro; REL HT-1003; B&W ASW610; HifiMan HE400i
Turntable: Dual 721 Direct-Drive w/Audio Technica AT-VM95e cart
Cables: Tripp-lite 14ga. PCs, Blue Jeans Cable ICs, Philips PXT1000 ICs; Kimber Kable DV30 coaxial ICs; Canare L-4E6S XLR ICs; Kimber Kable 8PR & 8TC speaker cables. -
Wow really nice work! The wood and stain match is great.
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That's a nice plan that was excellently executed! Well done my man.....well done! You should feel proud.
Tom~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
Really nice work! They look very cool.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
Those are outstanding.
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Nice work, buddy!"Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
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