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Dan Brown · January 5th, 2006, 09:28 AM

I hope this isn't too silly...

I have new M-Audio monitors sitting on either side of my Mac here, and I'm looking for some stands to get them up to ear level. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Steve House · January 5th, 2006, 09:42 AM

Home theatre and high-end audio dealers have free-standing speaker stands and you can often find them at places like Best Buy or Circuit City as well. Also look into getting some Aurilex Mo-Pad acoustic isolation pads (only about $20 or so) to sit them on and decouple them.

http://www.zzounds.com/prodsearch?fo...=19&submit.y=9

http://sweetwater.com/store/category/c762

Dan Brown · January 6th, 2006, 10:08 PM

Well, I found some pencil/office tools holders mesh cylinders at Staples that were cheap, look good, and hold the monitors at a convenient height.

Steve House · January 7th, 2006, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Brown

Well, I found some pencil/office tools holders mesh cylinders at Staples that were cheap, look good, and hold the monitors at a convenient height.

Thought you meant you wanted floor-standing stands on either side of your desk. If you're keeping them on your desktop it becomes even more important to set them on some sort of isolation such as the Mo-Pads I mentioned before to prevent them from vibrating the desktop and distorting the sound,

Dan Brown · January 7th, 2006, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve House

Thought you meant you wanted floor-standing stands on either side of your desk. If you're keeping them on your desktop it becomes even more important to set them on some sort of isolation such as the Mo-Pads I mentioned before to prevent them from vibrating the desktop and distorting the sound,

Thanks Steve. The mesh things I got have a foam pad on the bottom, which is right under the speakers since I used them upside down.

Steve House · January 7th, 2006, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Brown

Thanks Steve. The mesh things I got have a foam pad on the bottom, which is right under the speakers since I used them upside down.

I'm talking about 1" or more of acoustic foam - like these

http://www.auralex.com/sound_isolati...tion_mopad.asp

Dan Brown · January 7th, 2006, 10:05 PM

OK, thanks for the link.

January 5th, 2006, 09:28 AM	#1
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January 5th, 2006, 09:42 AM	#2
Steve House Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,742	Home theatre and high-end audio dealers have free-standing speaker stands and you can often find them at places like Best Buy or Circuit City as well. Also look into getting some Aurilex Mo-Pad acoustic isolation pads (only about $20 or so) to sit them on and decouple them. http://www.zzounds.com/prodsearch?fo...=19&submit.y=9 http://sweetwater.com/store/category/c762 __________________ Good news, Cousins! This week's chocolate ration is 15 grams!

January 6th, 2006, 10:08 PM	#3
Dan Brown Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 235	Well, I found some pencil/office tools holders mesh cylinders at Staples that were cheap, look good, and hold the monitors at a convenient height. __________________ dB

January 7th, 2006, 10:05 PM	#7
Dan Brown Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 235	OK, thanks for the link. __________________ dB