Are you trying to find the ideal speaker stands for your home theatre speakers that will last over time? You should study the qualities you should consider before making a purchase. Don’t look any further. Keep these six important characteristics in mind in your hunt for the ideal speaker stand for your home theatre.
Weight Rating
The weight rating is the first thing you should look at when purchasing speaker stands. Are the stands rated to support your home theatre speakers weight? If not, your speakers will probably stay on the stands when they are set on top. It only sometimes follows that a set of stands will be as sturdy as you want simply because a manufacturer grades them for the weight of your speakers. If you have children or pets, you must consider more than just the weight rating. You may get a fuller sense of the stand’s stability by considering other elements, including the stand’s weight, height, and size.
Base and Feet
When it comes to the base and height of a speaker stand, the wider and heavier the base, the more stable the stand will be. Typically, stands come with rubber padding or spikes as alternatives for the feet. Spikes should be utilised on the carpet, whereas rubber pads should be used on hard surfaces. The spikes pierce through the carpet and pad to directly anchor the speaker to the flooring.
Cable Management
Two options: speaker wire can either be hidden or exposed. You may find concealed cable channels in steel and wooden supports, but you must be very cautious about the cable size that can fit through the channels. This is crucial when using tiny steel stands. The best gauge wire we could get through certain supports was 18 gauge, a rather tiny gauge.
Construction Material
Steel and wood are the two common materials used to manufacture speaker stands. Each has its own. As long as MDF is used and some form of cover is used, wood supports are often less costly; nevertheless, these stands only last a short time since the wrap is frequently easily broken. Solid wood stands are stronger, but they’re also more costly and difficult to find.
Most stands on the market nowadays are presumably composed of steel. Steel stands often include a hollow primary support that may be filled with sand. Sand or other filler is often used to fill speaker supports to increase stability and even sound quality. Because they are made of steel, stands often last longer than stands made of wood.
Height
The tweeters on your system’s centre, left, and right front speakers should all be at ear level. The height of the speaker stands will depend on the design of your home theatre speakers and the seats. With the exception of the lowest-weight supports, certain stands allow for height adjustment. For persons with medium to large-sized speakers and non-tiered seating, a standing height of 26 inches is often sufficient; however, if your speakers are really little, you may need one that is a little higher.
Top Plate
There are typically three variations on top plates. First, your speakers may be mounted on them via speaker studs or rubber feet. Most individuals should utilise rubber feet, which are most prevalent and recommended. In addition to giving the speakers a firm grip, the rubber shields them from harm. Conversely, speaker studs look great, and some think they will increase sound quality by decreasing vibrations. However, that claim is dubious because they may harm your speakers’ bottoms and not grip.
Do not risk harming a cabinet’s surface in exchange for the purportedly superior vibration isolation provided by metal spikes over rubber feet. If you are concerned about dampening vibrations, get a stand with solid supports or add sand to the empty one to make it more inert.
A bolt may be used to secure the speaker to the stand via a hole in the centre of the top plate. Although this is the first time you’ve seen a bookshelf speaker with a threaded insert at the bottom for this use, if you’re an experienced do-it-yourselfer, one could be fitted without too much trouble. As an alternative, a small wood screw driven into the bottom of a speaker wouldn’t do much harm, provided the hole was pre-drilled. However, it is advisable not to drill holes in your speakers.
The size of the top plate will significantly impact the speaker’s stability on the stand. To make sure there is enough coverage, measure the top plate of the supports you want to buy and compare it to the size of your speakers.
Conclusion
A perfect stand can make your home theatre speakers look better and give a wonderful touch to your home theatre. However, this does not imply that you need to spend a lot of money on the best speaker stands. By following these instructions, you may avoid purchasing a broken speaker stand.
