Mapleshade bedrock stands for large monitors

I tried them for a VERY short time, hated the sound. The guy I sold them to had them back on Audiogon not long after he bought them. Pierre has some good ideas, I don't think this is one of them. A "different sound' sums it up nicely. The general thinking is that almost all speakers sound better with some air under them, even most floor standing ones; I have found this to be my own impression. But if you like it go for it.

Having the woofer closer to the floor changes the floor bounce cancellation effect in the lower midrange/upper bass. Nearly all stand mounted or tall floorstanding speakers suffer from this problem. It thins out this musically important area which some people interpret as increased clarity/resolution. The Mapleshade stands don't eliminate the effect, but only changes it. Depending upon your speakers, your room, your musical tastes, etc. you may or may not like the changes.

I guess I should clarify "different", as not necesarily better. Bass has a bit more punch, mids are a little more forward and the treble sounds a bit rolled off. Soundstage is a little creepy in that it floats "above" the speakers giving the illusion that the speakers dissapear. But also, keep in mind, this was just my simple DIY version without his crazy expensive brass feet, I used wood all the way with huge brass knobs to "time align" as he so demands. I do have to admit to finding a child like smile when I listen to certain types of music in this configuration.

Back tilt for time alignment is old story in Hifi and many speakers have had alignment with tilted baffle/cabinet (my current floor standers have a tilt cone stock.(BTW did you know that with di-poles like Maggies they sound bstter tilted down foward not back).But some speaker are denied on ear axis with stands like Bedrock.Also though the Bedrockhas some decoupling wood may not have the best resonat frequency and more important mass that other materials like stone or iron have.

Always thought if you have a popular speaker Bob Warzalla of Sound Anchor knows more about the subject than anybody I have spoken with.I was selling the elliptical shaped B&W 805 so everybody wanted the kind of pricey stands where mass was bottom loaded.Bobs were not as pretty but he experimented with giving more mass at bottom and more at top and made a better stand than B&W for their won product.If I were to get a two way top replace my floor standers (and was thinking about Harbeth or Totem Mani-2 and would only get SA's.Even with a floor stander his basses can do wonders.Nothing beats "Heavy Metal" (I mean the stands I am mostly a jazz guy).Give him a call.I like Pierre's company and would put cables and tweaks on a list to try.He knows his stuff too (listen to how good his CD are).But speaker stands a 3 or 4 post from Bob is only thing I would consider.Not cheap but not stupid expensive either.
Chazz