Monitors: on stands or on desk? :::

**Badtz** · 01-25-2002

Is there any vibrational benefit from having your studio monitors on stands versus having them on your desk?

What stands would you recommend to mount a HR824? thanks

**recrudesce** · 01-25-2002

speakers will always sound better when on spiked stands, but only do it if you are really that bothered about the slight change in sound quality :]

I just bought a new set of speakers for my setup, and they are both sat on top of a pile of DVD boxes :]

**Badtz** · 01-25-2002

well, i also wouldn't mind getting them off the desk to have more room on there for all my other junk

haha....

is there any stands you'd recommend for the hr824's? those are some PHATTY [size & sound] monitors

**LiL j** · 01-25-2002

Originally posted by recrudesce
speakers will always sound better when on spiked stands, but only do it if you are really that bothered about the slight change in sound quality :]
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you won't hear any difference if the monitors are on stands vs a desk.

if you get a large omnirack desk the monitors will sound fine on the desk.

**djbaniak** · 01-25-2002

You could probably hang them pretty easily, and I think that sounds pretty nice as well... except you have to drill holes in your ceiling or walls... but then you have more room... you don't even have to worry about bumping into stands... my friend has his stereo speakers hanging from his ceiling and they work great...

also an advantage of putting monitors on stands, or hanging them is the vibration... especially bass vibration... especially if you have sensitive equipment on your desk, vibration could wreak havoc on them?

**LiL j** · 01-25-2002

monitors actually sound the best flush in the wall, but i'd nevr put the mackies in a wall. you won't have any problems putting your monitors on the desk. thay are made that large so you can. i think the good stands for the mackie monitors are a few hundred...

what type of console do you have?
these are some good stands

http://www.8thstreet.com/Product.asp...ng_Accessories

**RobinH** · 01-25-2002

Monitors sound better on stands , as a desk will transmit vibration and resonate. You do not mount near feilds in the wall and farfeilds are client pleasers not accurate monitors. Mid feild position with no diirect angle of reflection to the listening position will give the best results.

Omniracks stuff is redicuously pricey.

**theblue1** · 01-25-2002

Just make sure the stands are really solid. Out here in California we have to think about stability quite a bit...

I believe a lot of the better stands are intended to be filled with sand, which should lower the resonance of the stand and cut down some on vibration transfer.

**Badtz** · 01-25-2002

any recommendable stands? [maybe silver or silver trim?]

**Sander** · 01-26-2002

Hi, I'm in the same situation. I was thinking of the Quiklok BS336 (BS342 is the same only 42 inch high instead of 36) but I don't now if they will do the job right.