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In Reply to: Speaker stands: wood vs. metal vs. ???? posted by Big Dave on May 18, 2007 at 19:09:46:
No one has ever been able to identify speaker stand materials and construction in blind auditions.
How could they?
The stand doesn't make any sound of its own!
Only an audiophile with an 'overactive imagination' will think he knows what a stand is made of simply by listening to music from speakers placed on it.
Since most stands are wood or metal, I guess he'd have a 50% chance of boing right!
A stack of books could be used.
Or a stack of cinder blocks.
No one could hear a difference if the stands located the speakers in exactly the same place (assuming the pedistal under the speaker wasn't wider than the speaker enclosure, which could be audible).
The problem with most (all?) stands is you can rarely adjust their height and the tilt back of the speaker ... yet you rarely know the exact height and tilt back you will prefer with new speakers on the day you buy the speaker stands!
To tilt back my speakers for the best near-field sound quality, I had to remove the rear spikes from my stands and place barbell weights under the front of the stand bases (the front spikes were not long enough for the tilt back I eventually decided on).
I had no idea that would be what I wanted when I bought the sstands and speakers.
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Richard BassNut Greene
Subjective Audiophile 2007
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- I guarantee you will not know what the stand is made of simply by listening to it - Richard BassNut Greene 05/25/0707:59:40 05/25/07 (0)
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