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Anyone got any recommendations for stands that complement (and fit!) the Axiom audiobytes ?

Have just bought the speakers, but having them about 6-8" off the desk would be just about right, and it's proving hard to google ones that are that high, and also have a small footprint for the speaker to rest on...

Cheers,
Simon

Simon, have you considered making some? I dunno, kinda seems like a fun project to design and build.

On the other end of the spectrum. . .soup cans might work in the interim.

Ha ha, I still haven't figured out stands for mine. Sean, I think you suggested I make some, too. I should really get around to doing something about that.

You know, I'm not overly handy, but I had fun making some amp stands. Nothing too complicated. Did it old school and cut pieces in a miter box and sanded and glued and stained.

I also thought about trying to make speaker stands and spent a lot of time looking around Home Depot and Lowes looking for pre-cut stuff that I could put together. I'm thinking maybe little pieces of moulding or small cut pieces of decorative wood may make for an easy put-together project for the Audiobytes?

Hey, want to make a Medusa bag while you're at it?

Can I use pipe cleaners and a plastic bag?



Aw, Charles, look!!! We've already hijacked Simon's thread!! That was quick.

I think we really helped him!

I'll keep telling myself that too!

*whew*

Good call.

I'm thinking perhaps a monopod for a camera, if those have flip up tops. But they probably don't. But small camera tripods might be a place to look.

Are you a handy type of guy? I would make a set of wooden mini stands for the Audiobytes. Another idea would be to use some Lexan. All you have to do is heat it up to make it pliable then bend it to the shape and size you desire.

If someone wants to send me an Audiobyte setup, I'll make and send them stands.






















































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. So I guess that's a 'No' then...

I could do the woodwork (I built my own aquarium stand and canopy that's 6' long and about 8' tall with the aquarium in it, and those things have to be absolutely true, no errors allowed, otherwise the glass will eventually break - the weight of the water causes too much stress).

The problem is that I don't have the time right now [sigh]. Working at Apple sometimes involves 12-hour days and 6-day weeks - hence the speakers in the first place; I need some decent music to listen to in the office , to stop myself going insane...

I'm a bit surprised that Axiom don't have a set of stands, given that they do other ones, and that the speakers are pretty unique in their typical deployment. The closest I've found available commercially are the 'wood technologies' WC-10.5 stands, but they have 8" square tops, which would just look poor. Having spent the cash on speakers that look good, I don't want to plonk them on top of stands that look like they're for far larger speakers...

Oh well, perhaps there's some large candle-holders, or blocky-type book-ends I can find on Amazon...

Simon

Hi Simon,

I'll pass along your suggestion for dedicated Audiobyte stands to El Capitan at Axiom. And by the way, I want to compliment you on using the correct spelling in your first post of complement, which almost no-one knows how to use correctly.

As a former magazine editor, I'm a bit of a word-maven, but I always like to encourage good grammar and correct usage.

Regards,

Alan

You does?

A good gran'ma does not tolerate spilling mistakes.
She has for credo never to leave a mass.

Like moths to the flame...

ha, ha. I does indeed.

So, I'm going for a custom pair from Tyler Acoustics ...



They'll make them suit the dimensions of the speaker, and make them 11" high, which puts the tweeter at ear-height on my desk I think the glossy blue finish speakers will look pretty darn gorgeous on those

Simon

That looks good.

I would love to see a photo when done. I saw a whole slew of different color pallets for speakers once at the Axiom plant including the blue and an orange...but not any speakers in that finish.