Speaker stands for LSi9

furball

I have basically been unsuccessful at finding a suitable stand at reasonable cost for my LSi9's. DIY looks attractive right now.

Can you post your designs? Thank you.

Sami wrote: »

How about DIY? They are easy to make but not sure if you're experienced with woodwork. I have my LSi7 stands that I made myself, I can share the design with pictures if you like.

furball

I have the LSi9's on a small desk right now. But the desk isn't really ideal. The desk is too low, the separation between the speakers is not big enough. This is just a temporary solution until I can either find a pair of stands or build myself a pair.

I am really starting to think that maybe I should have gone with the LSi15's, to save myself the headache of buying separate stands. But since I live in an apartment, the downstairs neighbor wouldn't look too kindly on all that bass transmitted downstairs.

Why doesn't Polk make a pair of custom stands for the LSi9's and LSi7's?

Sami

furball wrote: »

I have basically been unsuccessful at finding a suitable stand at reasonable cost for my LSi9's. DIY looks attractive right now.

Can you post your designs? Thank you.

Added some pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sami_kallio/collections/72157604049088009/

furball

Nice! Very nice!

How tall are your stands? Have you thought about using wood pillars instead of steel pillars?

I am actually thinking about building something like a tall and thin nightstand to support speakers.

Sami

They are plastic, spray painted black and filled with sand. With wood you couldn't make them as heavy, now with sand they are very stable. I still need to repaint them and finish up the wood. Now with the LSi15's as mains I'm only using one, the other two are stored in garage for possible later use.

Sami

26" tall. That puts the tweeter on LSi7's at 37" height, LSi15's tweeters are at 36".

john22614

No cats or kids in my house.....I got the Lovan M2 30" stands with glass base and top and two black metal tubes descending to the base. The smaller tube is for the speaker wire. These are very solid and beautiful stands, and I think the height is perfect. They're not cheap at $250 but very high quality and very good looking. Google Lovan M2 to check them out if you like.

Roland P

@furball,

I went to a steel-company this morning who does small projects. The stands are really simple. 2 plates with 2 pillars in between. I will post some photo's as soon as they are ready.

furball

That's great to hear.

How much did it cost you?

I have seen a couple of autoshops/metal equipment shops around where I live, and I see them cutting steel beams from time to time. I have been wondering if I can ask them to make a pair of stands for me. This has got to be much cheaper than ordering speaker stands online.

jmwest1970

furball wrote: »

That's great to hear.

How much did it cost you?

I have seen a couple of autoshops/metal equipment shops around where I live, and I see them cutting steel beams from time to time. I have been wondering if I can ask them to make a pair of stands for me. This has got to be much cheaper than ordering speaker stands online.

I dunno if it can beat these. I've ordered a pair for my Rainmakers.

Sami

jmwest1970 wrote: »

I dunno if it can beat these. I've ordered a pair for my Rainmakers.

The upper plate is small for LSi9's. Is it too small, I don't know, but I would feel more comfortable with the same size plate as the bottom of the speaker.

jmwest1970

Sami wrote: »

The upper plate is small for LSi9's. Is it too small, I don't know, but I would feel more comfortable with the same size plate as the bottom of the speaker.

If you have pets or small children I can see this being a concern. Otherwise fill them with lead shot or sand and they're more than capable of being great stands.

furball

6" by 6", that is kind of on the small side. Have you tried to put a piece of larger plywood, or any kind of wooden board on top of the metal top late, and somehow glue it to the metal top plate, and then put the speakers on top of the wooden board? I don't know if doing this will help with the balance.

furball

I have even thought about putting the LSi9's on top of a pair of tall bar stools (30" in height, nice thick circular wood top). Has anyone gone with bar stools?

I have also thought about placing the LSi9's on top of stacked cabinets. The stacked cabinets are certainly sturdy enough and large enough to hold the LSi9's (in fact, I would imagine the stacked cabinets are much more sturdy than any speaker stands I have seen). But the only problem with using cabinets is that the width of these cabinets are too wide, 20" or so. Will this wide frontal profile have any detrimental effect on the sound? I read somewhere that speaker designers like to have slim frontal profiles.

furball

http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/akropolise.html


These look really nice. I think I am going to drop by Home Depots after work today and see what I can find.

Anyone has any ideas where else I can find these pillars? Do they make pillars that are at least 30" tall?

furball

These look very nice.

I wish I had the skills and the tools to make them...:(

I went to Home Depot after work today. Unfortunately my local Home Depot ran out of those stone pillars. And the guy that works there told me that the pillars only go up to my knees. That's too short for the LSi9's. Oh well, it was a good try though.

Sami wrote: »

Added some pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sami_kallio/collections/72157604049088009/

Sami

furball wrote: »

These look very nice.

Thank you.

furball wrote: »

I wish I had the skills and the tools to make them...:(

They are rather easy to make. All you need is drill, saw and some drill pieces.

zeppage2

I use STUDIOTECH SP-30. Very heavy; top plate is a bit small, but with no children or pets it's a non-issue. They seem to run a little less than $100...

Roland P

furball wrote: »

That's great to hear.

How much did it cost you?

I have seen a couple of autoshops/metal equipment shops around where I live, and I see them cutting steel beams from time to time. I have been wondering if I can ask them to make a pair of stands for me. This has got to be much cheaper than ordering speaker stands online.

When I called them for the first time I asked a estimated price. This was 150 euro. Now the design is ready and they calculated the total cost. That would be a whopping 670 euro :eek:

furball

670 euro!?

Holy cow. How much are your speakers again?

Man, this is just so sad, paying more for your speaker stands than what you paid for your speakers.

The DIY wooden blocks plus the PVC tubing route looks more and more appealing right now. Maybe it is time to buy an electric drill and start making those stands myself...

Roland P

jmwest1970 wrote: »

I dunno if it can beat these. I've ordered a pair for my Rainmakers.

They are nice, the topplate might be small, but I could make a bigger one (or ask sanus nicely if they can deliver the bigger plate of the smaller (less heigh) stands). Only thing left is the pillars wich are a bit small compared to the LSi9's

Does someone use the sanus SF in combination with the LSi9's? I would like to see how that looks.

furball

I dropped by Guitar Center last night (it was next to my local Home Depot). Tested a couple of speaker stands they had on display. There was one pair made by KK Audio that looked really nice. The stands are made out of wood, but they are reasonably heavy, I think about 36lbs for the pair. The central pillar is a 4"x4" square pillar. Looks quite substantial. The top plate I think is 9"x9", the bottom plate is about 12"x12". Even though the weight is pretty hefty, comparable to some of the high end steel ones, I just don't feel safe about putting my LSi9's on top of them. Maybe with some sand, they can be more stable. But without the sand, the speaker stands feel a little tippy.

Sami

furball, what's your timeline? The reason I am asking is I could duplicate the stands on the same design and ship to you unassembled (the only way shipping is feasible), but as of right now, I don't have much spare time.

furball

That's GREAT!

I am in no hurry right now (I can wait months). Please take your time.

Marcinko7

http://www.sanus.com/us/en/products/ProductDetails/line/speakerFoundations/pcat/natural/modelCode/NF36/layout/layout/

I have a spair pair of the cherry 36's for $75 plus shipping. Brand new in the box. PM me if interested.

mrmusicman

Here are a few pics of my diy stands I built for my newly aquired lsi 9's...i'm not sure if i want to stain them or leave them as is.I used 4x4 redwood fence post and 3/4" oak plywood.They are 30" tall

BaggedLancer

Could you make your pics a little bigger, I can't seem to see them, thanks.

mrmusicman

BaggedLancer wrote: »

Could you make your pics a little bigger, I can't seem to see them, thanks.

No...they're large enough.

furball

I think BaggedLancer was being sarcastic.