Okey Dokey- got my new speaker stands hooked up. Pleasantly surprised too.

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited September 2005 in Speakers
http://www.omnimount.com/product.asp?p=161

First I have to say that these are the only 'nice' speaker stands I've ever owned. The other stands I had were 22" 'wood' speaker stands I bought from Radio Shack about 10 years ago- very cheap, but held the speakers up.

I always scoffed at the difference in sound a good speaker stand can provide- until I put my rti4's on these and filled them up with sand (i had never even heard of doing that until i came onto these forums either)

All I can say is WOW! My rti4's no longer sound neutral- they actually have a warm sound with them now, and no resonance!

Not to mention the original reason I got them was for a nice, contemporary look. If anyone's familiar with the silver lining of the new Rti grills and the silver faces when the grills are off- these stands look like they were freakin' made for the rti 4's and 6's- ESPECIALLY when the grills are off!

Anyway I just wanted to share my thoughts on the first REAL speaker stands i've ever owned. Definitely worth the money.
H/K Signature 2.1+235
Jungson MagicBoat II
Revel Performa M-20
Velodyne cht-10 sub
Rega P1 Turntable

"People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    http://www.omnimount.com/product.asp?p=161

    First I have to say that these are the only 'nice' speaker stands I've ever owned. The other stands I had were 22" 'wood' speaker stands I bought from Radio Shack about 10 years ago- very cheap, but held the speakers up.

    I always scoffed at the difference in sound a good speaker stand can provide- until I put my rti4's on these and filled them up with sand (i had never even heard of doing that until i came onto these forums either)

    All I can say is WOW! My rti4's no longer sound neutral- they actually have a warm sound with them now, and no resonance!

    Not to mention the original reason I got them was for a nice, contemporary look. If anyone's familiar with the silver lining of the new Rti grills and the silver faces when the grills are off- these stands look like they were freakin' made for the rti 4's and 6's- ESPECIALLY when the grills are off!

    Anyway I just wanted to share my thoughts on the first REAL speaker stands i've ever owned. Definitely worth the money.


    Great...this is good to hear. I need to get some stands for my Athena's in the other room. They are now just sitting on top of a storage dresser and I've been getting some weird resonance that I know is from how I have them set-up. This just reaffirms my suspicion. This being a 2nd system it doesn't get the attention to detail the other system gets....but I need to get some stands.

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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited September 2005
    http://www.racksandstands.com/prods/StudioTech/SW-30/0PSO0031.htm

    I know these aren't as good as the ones you bought, but I am looking to buy some stands too and I am limited to selections if I want to use my discount(otherwise would'nt be able to afford them). Anyways will these sound good even though they are not going to be able to be filled with sand?
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • tdogroeder
    tdogroeder Posts: 53
    edited September 2005
    Great to hear that they improved your sound quality. I just ordered the same stands, but the 31" and I have the RTi6's. how much sand did it take to fill them up, and how did you mount your speakers to them?
    Yamaha RXV-757
    JM-Lab Focal Cobalt 816 S's, JM-LabFocal Cobalt CC 800 S, FXi3's, RT15's & PSW 303
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    tdogroeder wrote:
    Great to hear that they improved your sound quality. I just ordered the same stands, but the 31" and I have the RTi6's. how much sand did it take to fill them up, and how did you mount your speakers to them?

    To fill the cavities to the top- hardly any. I bought a 50lb. bag from Lowes for like $3. I knew I wouldn't need all of it- but it's the only size bag they offerred. As far as mounting the speakers- there's strong doublesided tape mounts that come with the stands.

    I was going to go with the 31" inch versions- but imo they just didn't look right with the small rti4's and just didn't look right in the room. I couldn't be happier.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    KrazyMofo24 wrote:
    http://www.racksandstands.com/prods/StudioTech/SW-30/0PSO0031.htm

    I know these aren't as good as the ones you bought, but I am looking to buy some stands too and I am limited to selections if I want to use my discount(otherwise would'nt be able to afford them). Anyways will these sound good even though they are not going to be able to be filled with sand?

    That's not bad for $69. At Circuit City mine cost $99- I would never pay that for stands- but I got lucky and found a brand new pair on Ebay for $40 incl. shipping.

    Krazy if you do a google for the Omnimount Cosmic24 you'll find them all over the net for less than $70.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited September 2005
    Well its only $60 at Fry's and closer to $40 with my discount if I had $70 I would go with the Omnimounts. I just need them to get me by for a few months until I get my speakers.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    KrazyMofo24 wrote:
    Well its only $60 at Fry's and closer to $40 with my discount if I had $70 I would go with the Omnimounts. I just need them to get me by for a few months until I get my speakers.

    For $40 that seems pretty straight. They seem like nice stands.
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited September 2005
    Nice! Glad to hear they improved the sound from your Rtis. :)

    They look really nice too
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    Subwoofer: polk PSW404
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  • tdogroeder
    tdogroeder Posts: 53
    edited September 2005
    aaharvel wrote:
    http://www.omnimount.com/product.asp?p=161

    First I have to say that these are the only 'nice' speaker stands I've ever owned. The other stands I had were 22" 'wood' speaker stands I bought from Radio Shack about 10 years ago- very cheap, but held the speakers up.

    I always scoffed at the difference in sound a good speaker stand can provide- until I put my rti4's on these and filled them up with sand (i had never even heard of doing that until i came onto these forums either)

    All I can say is WOW! My rti4's no longer sound neutral- they actually have a warm sound with them now, and no resonance!

    Not to mention the original reason I got them was for a nice, contemporary look. If anyone's familiar with the silver lining of the new Rti grills and the silver faces when the grills are off- these stands look like they were freakin' made for the rti 4's and 6's- ESPECIALLY when the grills are off!

    Anyway I just wanted to share my thoughts on the first REAL speaker stands i've ever owned. Definitely worth the money.

    I just got my Cosmic 31" today and put them up and they really do make my sound much better. It seem like a get a richer sound from having my RTi6's on the stands that are filled with sand. They are very nice looking to, I like the silver footings on them. I wish they were a little lower, but I think the 24" would be to short, I wish they had them in 28" that would be perfect, But I'm happy with it overall, I will get use to them being a little taller than expected.
    Yamaha RXV-757
    JM-Lab Focal Cobalt 816 S's, JM-LabFocal Cobalt CC 800 S, FXi3's, RT15's & PSW 303
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  • KrazyMofo24
    KrazyMofo24 Posts: 1,210
    edited September 2005
    I bought my stands they ending up being $40 I have the black rti4's and these match real well with the grill on. It made a huge difference everything sounds much better now.
    Setup:

    2 Channel: Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand, T+A P 1230R, Primare SPA21, Oppo BDP-105
    PC: Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand, Cambridge Azure 650A v2 , Peachtree iDAC, Denon DVD-3800BDCI

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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited September 2005
    Mike682 wrote:
    Nice! Glad to hear they improved the sound from your Rtis. :)

    They look really nice too

    + 1 :)
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