I'm surprised by the news that Townshend is hard to buy from. My dealings with John at the company have been the opposite---very efficient processing of my orders, and prompt shipping, not a single problem.
Monitor Stands - Made of Stone
Friends,
I recently purchased a pair of Dutch & Dutch 8c monitors.
I'm very disappointed by the lack of well designed (and aesthetically pleasing) stands on the market. So being an architect I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands and design my own. A very good friend of mine who’s very talented stone mason has offered to help me build a pair of stone pedestals.
I’m curious if any of you have been down this road and what type of stone you’ve used and what the results were?
I’m going to use Live Vibe Audio products beneath the monitors to displace resonance/vibration into the mass of the stone pedestals, which will yield much better results than anything placed on my 2nd level wood floor. The pedestals I’ve been told will weigh 200+ pounds each and are just simple rectangular extrusions of the monitors footprint.
I welcome all thoughts and ideas.
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In general I believe we should:
You want the speaker to be locked into the 3D space it exists in with no motion, you want to avoid radiating sound through the floor by leaving a large surface of speaker in direct contact with it, or floating on a carpet. |
@69zoso69 I was in the same boat, I did not see one ok looking speakers stand on the market, including Sonus Faber. They are incredibly ugly. So I designed one and had it made. Mine is rubber feet, wooden legs, metal base connected by bluetac. Zero resonance, or issues. |
I appreciate your comments. I’m by no means an expert in this field and am relying on the collective wisdom and experience of our tribe. “Any fool can learn from his own mistakes…”. I’ve not run across any of Robert’s comments disparaging other companies. I’ve spent about two and a half maybe three hours chatting with him and he was a real gentlemen. No sucker punches or backhanded comments regarding his competitors. I was inches away from buying the Townshends but several delays allowed me to explore other options. I was on board with many others who believe the T podiums are better suited to suspended floors (like mine) and then the idea of proving a big heavy piece of stone moved me towards the advantages of spikes. |
You have made a wise decision. This is a well established product with many very satisfied customers .(Including me). I’ve received superb results with their platforms. The engineering and approach is affirmed by the sound quality improvement. I am sure that Townsend as an alternative approach has its advocates and happy customers as well. Charles |
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