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Dog Proof Speaker Stands For Harbeth SHL5Plus Speakers

I have a new Lab puppy that is going to grow up fast and im worried about a speaker being knocked off its stand. Blu Tack doesn’t seem to be recommended and i would also prefer something more secure.

I have thought about building stands the speakers would fit down into or attaching corner pieces to the stand so they could not tip. Im sure it will not look great.

My next thought is using the bottom screws on the front and back plates. I would attach fish line and run it under the stand from front to back. Of course i would be worried about the line rubbing on the speakers so i would need to put something under those areas. The stand would have weight on the bottom and possibly screwed to the floor.

Any suggestions besides building a wall, getting a lap dog or should i try to find a Floor speaker that sounds like my Harbeth. Thanks
bg1968
randy-11
1,913 posts
 
Labs are great (second only to Goldens) but a young energetic puppy will still be quite large by 1,2 even 3 yrs old.  A proximity buzzer might help (they really chirp not buzz).  Training, yes and the buzzer can provide a "correction from the environment."

Besides that first line of defense, putting the speakers in a non-optimal spot for SQ might be good for a couple of years.

If they were dipoles, you could suspend them from a beam, but box speakers will move and cause some modulation if you do that.

A metal 'fence' around the speakers might help.
yashu
196 posts
 
I'm using a British stand by HiFi Racks made specifically for the Harbeth SLH5 plus.  They are quite solid and very secure.  Makes them feel almost like a floorstander.

Got them from a audio store in Toronto Canada.  Very happy with them.......And my Harbeth's sound just wonderful.
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chazro
635 posts
 
Another vote for Sound Anchors!  I've had mine coupled to my Spendor S100's for 27 yrs!  I've owned a few dogs during this time, the worst thing that's ever happened was I caught my ex-wife's toy Pomeranian peeing on the base of the stand once (hey, there's a reason she's an EX!;).  I've been fortunate to be the owner of my yellow lab; Jackson for the past 8 years.  He's been trained from the very beginning to tread very softly around the system.  He can be running full tilt boogie chasing a ball and if the ball rolls close to the gear he stops, looks at me and waits for me to tell him it's OK to retrieve it, which he than does very carefully.  And I ain't no dog whisperer!  Train that pup!  It's easy;)

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tls49
1,351 posts
 
Regardless of what you do for stands, IMHO, the dog training is absolutely necessary. If you have never seen the CBS show "Lucky Dog" with Brandon McMillan, it would be well worth watching. It's amazing how he takes an out of control shelter dog and turns them into a well mannered pet. Here's some of the past episodes,

http://www.cbsdreamteam.com/lucky-dog/episodes/

He also has written a book that got excellent reviews.

ericsch
753 posts
 
Skylan four post stands are very stable. I use them with my Harbeth C-7's.

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