Speakers

 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9828
Registered: May-04
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If I was going to buy new speakers, which I'm not, what color speaker stand would I like?
 

Silver Member
Username: Serniter

Piscataway, New Jersey USA

Post Number: 123
Registered: Mar-06
Is this like asking which speaker I would like?
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 396
Registered: Nov-05
Well Jan, hypothetically speaking, you would like the one that provides stability.
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 397
Registered: Nov-05
But, would'nt you be more concerned about the color of the speaker wire?
 

Silver Member
Username: Stefanom

Vienna, VA United States

Post Number: 388
Registered: Apr-06
Something that matches your decor and speakers. You can't usually go too far wrong with black, but the same wood finish as is on your speakers works well too.
 

Gold Member
Username: Artk

Albany, Oregon USA

Post Number: 4124
Registered: Feb-05
The one that suits you and that you prefer...only you could answer that.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Stryvn

Post Number: 34
Registered: Dec-06
Here's what you will like: get floor standers and put them on mis-matched milk crates (one brown and one orange).

Along with the outstanding bass output, extremely detailed highs, crisp mids provided by the orange and brown hues in this configuration, the mis-matched crates are highly endorsed by the extreme home makeover shows.
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 398
Registered: Nov-05
C,mon Jan, there are so many threads on this very subject, just do a quick search!
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 399
Registered: Nov-05
btw, I feel your pain
 

Silver Member
Username: Jingka99

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Post Number: 116
Registered: Aug-06
Well, Jan, you have to give us more info, what type of music you like to listen to, how big is your listening room, so we can recommend what color is best
 

Platinum Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 13062
Registered: Dec-03
Hah...good one Jan!
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9829
Registered: May-04
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I don't like black or any other color. I don't use speaker wire and I'm going to change it once I get stands anyway. I want tight bass, clear mids and clean highs. Anyone?!
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9830
Registered: May-04
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"C,mon Jan, there are so many threads on this very subject, just do a quick search!"


Why won't you do it for me?
 

Gold Member
Username: Stu_pitt

Irvington, New York USA

Post Number: 1582
Registered: May-05
Pink. Raise Breast Cancer Awareness.

Save the breasts!!!
 

Silver Member
Username: Gavdawg

Post Number: 295
Registered: Nov-06
Knowing you Jan...

probably the old standby unfinished, rough lumber 8x8.

It'd be the perfect perch for your speakers, and easily customizied :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Gavdawg

Post Number: 296
Registered: Nov-06
Although your music tastes WOULD be helpful.

That solid block of wood might be a little TOO dead for your taste :-P
 

Silver Member
Username: Stefanom

Vienna, VA United States

Post Number: 389
Registered: Apr-06
"I don't like black or any other color. I don't use speaker wire and I'm going to change it once I get stands anyway. I want tight bass, clear mids and clean highs. Anyone?!"

If you don't like black or any other color, go with glass!
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9832
Registered: May-04
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Will glass give clear sound? I don't think my music is important because I don't use the speakers or stands for music. I mainly want them to hold photos of my dogs. Should I get new dogs? Mine are kind of old but I like vintage spaniels more than the new ones they're producing nowdays.
 

Silver Member
Username: Stefanom

Vienna, VA United States

Post Number: 390
Registered: Apr-06
"Will glass give clear sound?"
More or less. Depends on the glass though. I prefer plexiglass.


"I mainly want them to hold photos of my dogs."
Glass is very good for this. Your photos can be encased in glass and you will still be able to view them.

"Should I get new dogs? Mine are kind of old but I like vintage spaniels more than the new ones they're producing nowdays."

I would get "new to you dogs"; in other words they should be old enough to be housebroken, but young enough to be malleable.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nout

Post Number: 67
Registered: Mar-06
Will glass give clear sound? I don't think my music is important because I don't use the speakers or stands for music. I mainly want them to hold photos of my dogs. Should I get new dogs? Mine are kind of old but I like vintage spaniels more than the new ones they're producing nowdays.

Get rid of the dogs
Get a cat instead.
Less shouty and harsh.
So much smoother and laid-back.

I'll use stands with ropes and clothes around them
It will keep the sound sharp, tightly focused and clean.

Upload
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 5971
Registered: Dec-04
pass
 

Platinum Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 13069
Registered: Dec-03
I prefer English Bulldogs, but again keep in mind that these are my preferences. You may like a chihuahua better.

Have you thought about getting a better leash? A good leash is always a plus!
 

Gold Member
Username: Artk

Albany, Oregon USA

Post Number: 4128
Registered: Feb-05
Pass out...
 

Bronze Member
Username: Eleven

Pittsburgh, PA USA

Post Number: 72
Registered: Nov-06


old dogs...



love it.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9838
Registered: May-04
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An entire thread without Andre posting. I've entered another dimension. One without cats.
 

Gold Member
Username: Artk

Albany, Oregon USA

Post Number: 4137
Registered: Feb-05
It ain't over til it's over...
 

Platinum Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 13084
Registered: Dec-03
Give it time...
 

Gold Member
Username: John_a

LondonU.K.

Post Number: 4634
Registered: Dec-03
Jan,

Don't forget the psychochromatoacoustic resonance between the wavelengths of light and sound. Yellow and orange for ABBA, blue for Scriabin and Miles Davis, brown for Wagner - that sort of thing. Dedicated psychochromatoacoustics covers with different colours can easily be made for speaker stands. Natural hypoallergenic fabrics are usually best. Though there is always a trade-off.

You're lucky with not having to punch holes in for the wire. By the way, if you had wire, what AWG would you choose (it affects the size of the holes)?

BTW if you just think oxygen-free copper, and that works for you, then there you go.
 

Silver Member
Username: Twebbz

Oakland Park, Florida USA

Post Number: 472
Registered: Apr-04
If you get speaker stands covered with GLITTER your highs will SPARKLE!
 

Gold Member
Username: My_rantz

Australia

Post Number: 1192
Registered: Nov-05
Insert the speaker stand floor spikes into the inputs of your old dogs and you will be amazed at the frequency range of the resulting sound.
 

Silver Member
Username: Serniter

Piscataway, New Jersey USA

Post Number: 124
Registered: Mar-06
As long as they are the same color as the little clocks.
 

Gold Member
Username: Frank_abela

Berkshire UK

Post Number: 1949
Registered: Sep-04
Jan,

Please do not confuse black with colour. Black is the absence of colour so it cannot be considered within the terms of reference of this thread.

On the subject of colours, there is a certain amount of empirical evidence to the effect that the colour depends very much on the colour of the speakers which will be sited on said stands. If the dogs are to be maintained in a healthy state, there is also the question of materials. I do not think you have fully considered the subject nor made full use of the excellent search mechanisms available to you on the net to frame the thread request in a way in which our erstwhile selves could possibly answer, apart from one erstwhile self whose blatherings sweep between lunacy and brilliance in metronomically constant swings and whose initials are JV...

All the best in your searches,
Frank.
 

Silver Member
Username: Jingka99

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Post Number: 122
Registered: Aug-06
What?
 

Silver Member
Username: Jingka99

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

Post Number: 123
Registered: Aug-06
If you have a magnetically shielded dog, then maybe you can use a magnetically levitated stand!!!
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 5989
Registered: Dec-04
I think it is a cry for help.
Hide the clippers!
And tattoo needle!

OK, now I pass.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9846
Registered: May-04
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Brown for Wagner!
Ain't that The Truth! If I knew what that meant, we could stop now.




I'm all for freeing Oxygen! Don't they have weapons of mass destruction? Isn't this AWG the precursor to a nuclear program?


Spread democracy throughout the Elemental Table and let Oxygen be the lynchpin for that spread ...


... of democracy! ......... through the elemental table.



My dog covers stuff with something that sparkles. That count?





"Little clocks"? I'm talkin' picture frames.





I think the back of my amplifier says (why is it always the back that says stuff? Should I start another thread? I probably should but I'm here now.) not to use speaker stands with an absence of color. It doesn't say anything about "colour". I want to do it anyway. All the best stands have an absence of color. But I don't want black. What other colors are there with an absence of all color? Will it harm my stands?


The only mechanisms I have are parked in the driveway. I've never heard of an erstwhile brand. Will it hurt my stands?


One of the voices I used to hear when I played music said, "I know I'm mad. I've always been mad." I thought that was brilliant but the voice had a British accent and then I figured it was just redundant. Then I heard about English dogs being mad and I stopped listening to those voices. Will they harm my stands?


.
 

Gold Member
Username: My_rantz

Australia

Post Number: 1195
Registered: Nov-05
"Then I heard about English dogs being mad and I stopped listening to those voices. Will they harm my stands?"

Only if they lift their leg on 'em.

So what's next for your entertainment Jan?
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 403
Registered: Nov-05
Look Jan, if you just dont get it, then we cant help you. Colour, color, sparkles, or sparkling, you have to get out there and paint. Epoxy first. Ring the bell twice, otherwise noone goes away. Oh, and about the clocks? If you time em just right, the bipolar nature design in each woofer (dog here) creates true balance in your cats. And there is no such thing as color/colour anyways, its all just an opinion, especially if your color blind. What do we have to do? Shop for you?
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6005
Registered: Dec-04
Mad dogs and Englishmen.




And Jan, out in the noonday sun.








Without a hat.
.
 

Gold Member
Username: John_a

LondonU.K.

Post Number: 4635
Registered: Dec-03
David writes:- "And there is no such thing as color/colour anyways, its all just an opinion"

Oh, Lord, here we go again.....

Try that when interpreting traffic lights, David.

See how it stands up in court. Or as an epitaph.

Jan,

"If I was going to buy new speakers, which I'm not, what color speaker stand would I like?

Frank is right; black is not an option.

Choose universal -- choose white.

Glad you caught the Wagner reference. There is a the first surround-sound Ring being released. From Australia, Adelaide. Hybrid SACD/CD. Melba records. I thought it was a sort of ice-cream. Thought you should know....
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 404
Registered: Nov-05
Oh, Lord, here we go again.....

Try that when interpreting traffic lights, David.

See how it stands up in court. Or as an epitaph.






I give up.
 

Gold Member
Username: John_a

LondonU.K.

Post Number: 4636
Registered: Dec-03
Sorry, david, old habits and all that.

Jan, there is only one colo(u)r for all right-thinking people. It has been scientifically proved. You know it already, deep down. There is no point in arguing. The nuns knew it, too. I am leaving this thread until you guys come to your senses....
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9851
Registered: May-04
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The nuns wore black. A little white but their soles were black. Should I go listen to a nun? How much discount should I get? Will that harm my stands?



Nuck - I have a hat, it's made out of aluminum.
 

Platinum Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 13104
Registered: Dec-03
But the blackness is not real, they are just shadows.

You only think it is real because that is only what you see.

Cast your eyes upon the cause of the nuns.

Listen with a hat.
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6009
Registered: Dec-04
Pepperidge Farm.
 

Silver Member
Username: Twebbz

Oakland Park, Florida USA

Post Number: 473
Registered: Apr-04
The nuns won't harm your stands but, they may rap on your knuckles with a ruler or bash your head against a blackboard. Catholic grade school...I remember it well.
 

Platinum Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 13107
Registered: Dec-03
I've heard of gangsta rap, but knuckle rap...not so much. It's more of a feeling...
 

Bronze Member
Username: Mortal_one

Canada

Post Number: 52
Registered: Nov-04
Well Jan, now you have a better understanding of all the differences that the dogs can have on your system. But you have yet to understand the relationship that all of the components have on the music being presented. I can not tell you which stands not buy since I am not you, but given a price range, your eye sight, age, height and weight requirements along with the dietary habits of your dogs I can make a few recommendations.

You will also need to describe what you find is lacking in the music representation at the present and what you are looking to achieve by not buying stands of any specific colour. Then I will be able pinpoint what is wrong using vague and subjective terms to make you more confused.

The only way to appreciate this subject to go and listen to the different aspect of no colour and then you will understand.

The hat will cause unnecessary reflects given the material composition and should be removed. Only a beanie will affect the sounds system in a natural way.
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6012
Registered: Dec-04
with a pinwheel/propeller on top.


Help, Cecil, help!
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6013
Registered: Dec-04
I'm comin' Beanie Boy!
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9855
Registered: May-04
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TMO - I will never understand my dogs, that's why I came to this forum for help with stands. At the moment nothing is lacking in my music reproduction since I've not mated musics. Only dogs, and they seem to do well when left to their own "devices". I know I can't listen to color so I think you're just being obtuse now. I resent that since I didn't ask anyone to be obtuse. I think you're trying to confuse my stands.


.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9856
Registered: May-04
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If it ends up I can listen to color, can I listen to two at the same time without harming my stands?
 

Bronze Member
Username: Mortal_one

Canada

Post Number: 54
Registered: Nov-04
The beanie will spin in copasetic speed equal the frequency response of the speakers, thereby exciting the similar nodes and reducing secondary distortion characteristics.

This is why there is no need for speaker stands.
 

Gold Member
Username: John_a

LondonU.K.

Post Number: 4639
Registered: Dec-03
That's alright in theory, TMO, but nine out of ten blind trial listeners prefer the sound of stands to the sound of wire.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9861
Registered: May-04
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Thanks for the help. I've decided to buy some lawn care tools.
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6027
Registered: Dec-04
If it is a power tool, use sorbothene in between the engine mounts. It calms the exhaust clatter.







If it's 2-stroke, use twice as much.










Why the hell do I keep looking here?!?!
 

Bronze Member
Username: Stryvn

Post Number: 37
Registered: Dec-06
Another satisfied customer!
 

Gold Member
Username: Arande2

Extreme SQ FTW

Post Number: 1674
Registered: Dec-06
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6040
Registered: Dec-04
It's not easy being green.






Kermit
 

Platinum Member
Username: Project6

Post Number: 13113
Registered: Dec-03
But green is the color of spring.
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6043
Registered: Dec-04
I am not sure how much Jan bet Jan(the evil twin) on how long this would drag on, but I demand a cut for post#61.

I'm shakin' like a man in a fuzzy tree...
 

Gold Member
Username: John_a

LondonU.K.

Post Number: 4640
Registered: Dec-03
I think that's that, Nuck. No more to be said.

Congratulations on your decision, Jan. Good wishes for many hours of happy strimming.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9866
Registered: May-04
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I won't be using the lawn care equipment.
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 406
Registered: Nov-05
As long as you have an audio gremlin inside of your lawn care equipment, you will be just fine Jan. (they can be had for 75% of retail btw, if you can negotiate) Just be certain to give em lots of space.

Great choices BTW!
 

Gold Member
Username: John_a

LondonU.K.

Post Number: 4641
Registered: Dec-03
I understand that Black and Decker orange power cable, for hedge trimmers, makes excellent speaker cable.
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6048
Registered: Dec-04
Actually, John, the Liberty cable that I use is very close to the BnD cable, excepting the colour and the tougher case.
The insulators for each conductor is similarly tactile, cuts and measures very close, and has 11 strands/per.
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6049
Registered: Dec-04
Unless you were kidding, in which case I hadn't noticed.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9869
Registered: May-04
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John A. - You seem overly fixated on speaker cables. I'm thinking this might harm your stands.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9870
Registered: May-04
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Would that be possible if his stands aren't black?
 

Bronze Member
Username: Nmytree

Post Number: 83
Registered: Aug-04
The correct speaker stands are very important.

I have always found this speaker holder to be the best option.

http://static.flickr.com/39/76619455_a63db52790_m.jpg
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6051
Registered: Dec-04
Is she available in black?
 

Gold Member
Username: My_rantz

Australia

Post Number: 1204
Registered: Nov-05
Especially when placing speakers abreast of each other (grin).
 

Gold Member
Username: My_rantz

Australia

Post Number: 1205
Registered: Nov-05
And when dancing cheek to cheek!
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9872
Registered: May-04
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How an such thin material hold anything?
 

Gold Member
Username: Nuck

Post Number: 6052
Registered: Dec-04
Barely!
The stands must come in this material, Jan.
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 407
Registered: Nov-05
AND, she can be had at a HUGE DISCOUNT. IF you know how to barter!
 

Silver Member
Username: Davidpa

Portland, Oregon US

Post Number: 408
Registered: Nov-05
Im wondering though, if you got that specific stand, wouldn't the sound be a bit muffled?
 

Gold Member
Username: My_rantz

Australia

Post Number: 1208
Registered: Nov-05
You could put spikes on it, but I don't think filling it with sand would be a good idea.
 

Gold Member
Username: Jan_b_vigne

Dallas, TX

Post Number: 9876
Registered: May-04
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