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[jodaki]

Can anyone recommend any floor stands for my Neumann KH 310 monitors please?

Im using cheapo stands at the moment which fill me with dread.
thanks, John

[Hugh Robjohns]

There are lots of different makes of decent stands... but no one could recommend any without knowing what kind of height you need your speakers to be.

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[jodaki]

Ah yes of course, sorry..
The plate the speaker sits on is currently at 106cm (3.5 ft) off the floor, which seems to be a good height for me.

thanks, John

[Uncle Freddie]

My monitor stands are 20 years old, but they are still perfect: Ultimate Support MS-36. I have them filled with sand and they are sturdy. The MS-45 was their 45-inch tall model. They came in black (B suffix) or silver (S suffix).



Unfortunately the MS-36's/MS-45's aren't made anymore, and I never understood why the company would discontinue a perfect product. You might be able to find a pair on the used market, which is my whole point of mentioning them.

This is also the same company that discontinued their perfect A-frame keyboard stand building blocks system. Go figure.

I have Genelec 1031A's on them, which are very close in size to your Neumanns.

Ultimate's current models are here:

http://www.ultimatesupport.com/products ... tands.html

The marketing copy claims they're good, but I have not tried them.

[Hugh Robjohns]

I quite like the Atacama SLX range. There's a 1000mm model that might be a contender:

http://www.atacama-audio.co.uk/p/slx-1000-speaker-stands-pair?pp=24

Alternatively, the CustomDesign range is very good, and they will make any of their designs to your precise dimensional requirements if you want:

The RS models are very good, particularly the RS300/RS303/RS304, or the RS203... and our resident Studio Support Gnome is a big fan of these. He's often had custom versions made for his studio clients, images of several appear in the custom-design section pages...

http://customdesign.co.uk/acoustic-steel-isolation-CD1002-speaker-stand-support-speaker-stands-hifi-support-hifi-furniture-hifi-table-hifi-supports-hifi-stand-hifi-equipment-support-hifi-stand-speaker-stand-hifi-stand-speaker-stand-hifi-support-studio-monitor-speaker-stand-hifi-st/speaker-stand-speaker-stands-hifi-support-speaker-stands-CD10059-speaker-stand-speaker-stand-hifi-isolation-speaker-stands-hifi-support-hifi-stand-speaker-stand-speaker-stands-hifi-isolation-speaker-stands-speaker-stand-hifi-support-speaker-stands-speaker/speaker-stand-speaker-stands-hifi-support-speaker-stand-hifi-furniture-hifi-stand-hifi-support-hifi-table-CD10076-hifi-equipment-table-hifi-equipment-support-hifi-equipment-stand-hifi-table-hifi-isolation-hifi-stand-hifi-furniture-hifi-isolation-accessory

[Luke W]

I got my stands made up by Custom Design, really solid, made to exactly the right height and a very reasonable price considering the quality.

[Dan LB]

Another one to add to the list:

All of our KH310s are on Towersonic TS-1s filled with sand - they do their job well.

http://www.towersonic.com/products-stud ... ds-ts1.php

[Hugh Robjohns]

Ah yes, good call -- I'd forgotten about them. I reviewed them back in 2007:

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/studio-essentials

[jodaki]

Thanks for all your suggestions. I was drawn to the the Towersonics but they are a bit above what Id prefer to spend so I bought some Ultimate Support MS 100-B ( http://www.ultimatesupport.com/ms-100b.html ) after Freddie's recommendation. Ive been really happy with the mic stands Ive had from Ultimate Support so hopefully their monitor stands will be equally good. I'll let you know... thanks again.

[Hrodulf]

I verily recommend this type of stand -

[Martin Walker]

That's cheating Hrodulf! :mrgreen:


Martin

[Zukan]

I use Atacama and they do the job well.

[Martin Walker]

Yep, I still use Atacama SE1000 stands ( 1 metre high, but now sadly superceded by other modesl) for my tiny ATC monitor speakers.

They are built to solid engineering standards 8-)


Martin

[ozonepaul]

I verily recommend this type of stand -

Dear Lord, do you water those plants? :blush:

[Studio Support Gnome]

I use Custom Designs for all my stand requirements, which precise type will depend on model and budget for the project.. but they make them to order, to any height i want, and can also provide angled top plates , and their inert filler material is IMHO the best in the business....