Speaker Stand How To...?

wingnut4772
wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
edited November 2008 in Speakers
I just bought these for my new Hsu Ventriloquist set up and I was wondering....


How the heck do you hook up the speaker to this thing?:confused:
Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch

Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited April 2008
    Did they come with screws? Usually the speakers will have thread inserts in the back, you sit the speaker on the stand and thread the screw through the hole and into the back of the speaker. At least thats how they generally work.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,249
    edited April 2008
    Looks like you take the two screws and mount the speaker to the stand that way. Provided that the speaker already has the female threads installed already, that is....
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2008
    Do the HSU speakers have some type of screw mounting system that you can use to screw them to these stands?

    If not, there's always the handyman's secret weapon .......... duct tape!

    Also known as Minnesota chrome :eek:
    DKG999
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    This is the only pic I could find of the back of the satellite speaker.

    vt-12-back-big.jpg
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    Unless there's a threaded insert on the bottom of the speaker, you may be able to use the key slot on the back of the speaker and put a bolt through the front of the stand. Otherwise, you may have to bastardize the speakers.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2008
    Looks like an appropriate sized round head machine screw, with two nuts that you can tighten on the speaker stand to hold the machine screw firm. Then just hang the HSU speaker on the machine screw, the same as if it were screwed into the wall.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    dkg999 wrote: »
    Looks like an appropriate sized round head machine screw, with two nuts that you can tighten on the speaker stand to hold the machine screw firm. Then just hang the HSU speaker on the machine screw, the same as if it were screwed into the wall.

    One nut inside the speaker?
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Music Joe
    Music Joe Posts: 459
    edited April 2008
    Those stands should have 'Keyhole' mount adapters in the supplied hardware pack.

    Sanus HTB3 (Pair) Contents

    *2 Base Plates
    *2 Telescoping Pillars
    *2 Flat Speaker Mounts
    *2 L-Shaped Speaker Mounts
    *2 Dual Bolt Speaker
    *Mount Adapters
    *2 QuickMount™
    *Keyhole Adapters <
    *Speaker Mounting Bolts
    *Assembly Hardware
    *& Instructions
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    Music Joe wrote: »
    Those stands should have 'Keyhole' mount adapters in the supplied hardware pack.

    I think I read that they don't come with any mounting hardware...lemme double checkimify.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • Music Joe
    Music Joe Posts: 459
    edited April 2008
    Sanus link

    Bottom of feature list [ 'Quickmount' adaptors for keyhole mount speakers]

    Those HSU's look nice.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    Music Joe wrote: »
    Sanus link

    Bottom of feature list [ 'Quickmount' adaptors for keyhole mount speakers]

    Those HSU's look nice.

    Yay! You are my hero!:D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    Nice looking speakers you've got there.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    mightymouse wrote: »
    Nice looking speakers you've got there.

    Thanks. They sound pretty impressive for little guys too. I set up my parents HT with a Ventriloquist system and I remember wondering why it was again that I spent SOoooo much more money on mine.:D
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • emjordan
    emjordan Posts: 14
    edited November 2008
    I know this thread is a few months old now, but I faced the same issue with my HSU satellite speakers.

    For my front speakers, I found a pair of used Bose speaker stands (UFS-20) that worked great. They are very sleek and just the right height for my room (the height was not adjustable, but worked nicely for me). The speakers include a threaded insert on the back which the Bose stand attaches to using a screw that I supplied.

    I found the correct machine screws by taking the speaker to a hardware store where they easily found the right size screw for me.

    One slight hitch was that the hole on the bracket on the Bose stand (through which the screw goes when mounting the speaker on the stand) was too small. I guess Bose speakers must use a smaller threaded insert. With a small needle file (a drill would work too), I was able to enlarge the hole in the speaker stand bracket so that it would work with the HSU speaker.
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