Proper Fitting for Speaker Stands?

everpress
everpress Posts: 862
edited June 2010 in Speakers
Alright guys. I've searched and found nothing, really, for off-the-shelf-speaker stands for my speakers. Which lead me to to trying to find a guide on google about the best (proper, if you will) way to fit stands to speakers in general.

The most helpful thing was a weight chart on Samus' website. But the stands that fit the weight of my speakers didn't seem that the top plate was big enough to support.

So, first, in general, what's the best way to fit some speakers to stands?

Second, I'm trying to fit PolkAudio TSi200's for rear surrounds. Wall mount is out of the question, and I haven't the time, patience, know-how, or budget to build myself.

? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
? Polk CS10 (Center)
? Polk PSW-350
? Grado SR-60i Headphones
? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
? iPod touch (8 gig)
? iPod Classic (80 gig)
? Mac Mini (as media server)
? xbox 360
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2010
    For fronts, generally you want the tweeter to be on level field with your ear. Stand type shouldn't matter, so long as its sturdy. Less resonance = better. Some have filled their steel tubed stands with leadshot to deaden the tubes.

    The top plate does not have to be the same size as the speaker. A 4" x 4" plate should accommodate most bookshelf speakers, unless they're considerably larger than average.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited June 2010
    Thanks Dane. These will be for rears, though. I run my RTA's as fronts so i can switch 'em to 2-channel for music.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2010
    For rears, I would position the tweeters outside the direct listening plane. (2"+ above ideally) This will help with ambience and reduce "directional" sound. Point the rears either straight forward or directly at each other for added effect. They should not face the listener directly.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited June 2010
    Thanks again... I guess I didn't phrase this right... It's not so much placement as how to choose the right size plate on the stand? Like, most that say they support the weight of the stand only have a 4x4 or 6x6 plate. The speaker is 17.x lbs and has a 7 x 15 base.

    So how would a person properly fit the speaker to the right stand size? Would 6x6 work?

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2010
    At 8" w/ 11" d, you'd be okay with either. 6x6 would be optimal, but with some nice stand putty or something, 4x4 would work too.
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited June 2010
    This is where I got my stands back when I had a pair:

    http://www.audioadvisor.com/products.asp?dept=214
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