FennerMachine said:
Haven't got the speakers yet - bank holidays slowing deliveries!
Thought it would be a good idea to measure my existing speaker stands - the SA1's will only just fit if I turn my stands sideways!
Looks like they will have to go with my VR1's when I eventually part with them. My current stands have spikes for the speakers, not sure if I want to even put the SA1's on them & mark the bottoms, but I suppose I'll never (or rarely) see the bottoms!
What would be the best stands to get for now if I need new ones, obviously save up & get the proper ones later?
I could put them on my TV cabinet for now, will be 4 feet (1.2M) apart with nothing in between.
Thanks!
I was wondering how you were getting on.
The proper stands are probably worth going for, so it's a shame to spend extra money that isn't absolutely necessary...can you do any of the following:
The spikes on my own stands could be unscrewed, and I replaced them with counter-sunk bolts - is this possible?
Can you make 2 wooden bases (the same size as the bottom of the speaker), place that on the spikes, and blutak your speakers on to it (probably best).
Use spike shoes..but upside down..maybe blutaked onto the bottom of the speaker for stability.
In all likelyhood, they will sound s!*t on the TV cabinet, and not be far enough apart.
I hope some of the above ideas will allow you to keep your old stands, until the correct ones are a viable option... Looking forward to your full report
Cno