Mapleshade bedrock stands for large monitors

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

I agree with Stanwal..I used mapleshade platforms and sold them quickly

Peter Snell's patent from the mid 70's had a rendition that predicted the floor speaker inneraction and the geometry to overcome this problem. Mr Snell's patent is a thing of beauty and describes in detail a speaker and many of its boundary reactions. Some models worked out to be more effective than others.

Mr Snell actually brought a pair of his new speakers to my home for a sales meeting to demo how this new concept worked in a real life situation. The cabinet was tilted back at a perceived angle of 30 degrees and having both the woofer and the tweeter almost at floor level with an angled ramp that attached to and extended outward and down ward at an angle that met the floor surface. The group on hand broadly decided the image was on or near the floor. Very much the same as I heard at Stanwal's house using the Mapleshades under Stan's then speaker of choice ... only 35 years later. Tom

Interesting responses, I guess it's all about choice. That is what is fun and crazy about this hobby. I will continue to experiment until I find the best sound I can live with. I do appreciate and welcome any further discussion.