Speaker Stands For the Sonus Faber Concertinos

Unfortunately, the Concertinos require a taller stand than 24", otherwise I would STRONGLY recommend that you pickup a pair of the Osiris stands being closed out here on the AudiogoN. They are massive, yet elegant. These are truly well-engineered stands.

If your listening seat is fairly low, they still might work. I believe the SF factory stands are 28", no? Maybe some others here can make a recommendation as to whether or not 24" will be sufficient.

Good luck,

Dan

Agree that the Osiris stands are very high quality and impressive. I get 25 1/2" out of my nominal 24" pair. When I bought them from Goldman Audio last November, he also had the taller (27"?) model available, too. So if more height is needed, it might be worth asking dealers who are advertising if they have also have the taller ones. The hefty brass cone-spikes are not the best for piercing carpet. This drawback (if you have carpet) could be overcome by how massive these heavy stands become when filled.

I was definitely thinking about the Osiris...but I also definitely need to get the full 28" for the Concertinos... also given my seating level at my work desk. I do get it Whirshfield about the importance of the stand... but I just can't make a $450 purchase on the SFs... I lucked out and got a great buy on the Concertinos. I got to keep the budget within the 200 to 300 framework. There's no creative challenge here if the answer is simply to buy the "best."

I gotta' tell you fullrun...I've been, as you, looking for the absolute best deal on a pair of stands that are true "reference quality" and there are so few good ones out there that it's frustrating. Virtually every "budget" stand out there is VERY poor quality and even many of those that are purported to be "reference quality" are just plain crap. (pardon my French)

The speakers that I just bought are only $550 (used), so it's really tough to justify even $200-300 for a pair of stands...Yet I do know (as do you) that quality stands are critical in obtaining the best sound. I can see why many people wind up purchasing floorstanders.

I have decided, however, that I'm decidedly fond of monitors, so investing now in a good quality stand that will work equally well as I move further up the food chain in speakers is more palatable. If I look at it from the perspective that I'll be keeping them for the long haul, it seems less "out of proportion".

Anyhow, I would strongly recommend checking with all of the dealers who are selling the 24" Osiris stands to see if they have any of the 28" available or perhaps know someone who does.

Otherwise, I would suggest that you make do for the time being and keep an eye peeled for a used pair of SF stands. They do come up here on the 'goN more frequently than you might think.

Good luck,

Dan

Thank you all again. It definitely is an option to wait it out until a used pair of SF show up. Even the top end hi-fi stores in NYC have either "nada" or poor quality. The reason - the demand for monitors vs. floorstanding doesn't warrant it. Another option is to low ball it for right now; buy the SFs when they show up and resell the orginal stands. One thing seems clear in today's market... you are not going to get a good reference stand for under $300. For the Osiris fans, I am looking around for the 27"/28" -- But, so far no luck. Thanks again for your input.