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SANUS SYSTEMS BF-16B 16" Wood Speaker Stands (BF16B) |  | Brand: Sanus
Category: CE
Department: Home Audio Video
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as of 9/6/2010 11:35 CDT details
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Seller: Beach Audio
Rating:  16 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 14 x 15 x 4
Fixed Height
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: BF16b
Model: BF16b
UPC: 793795260031
EAN: 0793795260031
ASIN: B00009WE0Z
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
BF-16B Most wood speaker stands are low budget, low performance designs, constructed of particle board, plywood, or low grade hardwoods. Sanus Systems Basic Foundations III are the first MDF speaker supports to combine great aesthetics and stability, with high performance at a reasonable price. Each Basic Foundations III speaker stand features a black ash finish and includes rubber bump-ons and steel spike feet. Proudly made in the U.S.A. -Furniture-grade appearance with upscale performance -Twin contoured pillars give support and rigidity -Constructed of medium density fibercore to minimize resonance -Triangular isolation pads at top plate for protection and acoustic isolation -Force-fit floor spikes -Top plate dimensions: 7'' W x 7'' D -Base plate dimensions: 11.5'' W x 10'' D -Price is per pair -Ships ready-to-assemble Assembly Instructions
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 16
 great idea, horrible execution September 4, 2010
woody
I bought these as my first stands to help me make a better home theater. All the dimensions where good and the price was good. I did read that the construction was bad and the stands were prone too splitting. I thought i could counter that by drill slightly bigger holes and adding a wood glue to compensate. I was careful and tried my best but of the sixteen screws between the two stands i still split 4 times. They are holding together but i am still very disappointed.
you get what you pay for February 25, 2010
C. Unrein
One board on each stand split when we assembled these. We didn't even screw them in too far, which is what would normally cause such splitting. But it doesn't seem to be preventing them from working fine.
 Great stands; great price; easy to assemble; base it bigger than I realized. January 30, 2010
rbeclz67 (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
They are great stands... well made and EASY to assemble. The bases are bigger than I thought they would be - they would have to be it you had BIG speakers. So I understand the functionality of them.
 They're OK November 8, 2009
GeorgeG (NJ)
I just got these Sanus 16" speaker stands a few days back. They are OK.
If you don't get the screw straight into the pre drilled hole in the upright
piece, the "wood" splits as another review menitoned. If you get the screw in
straight, don't make it too tight. If you're tightening it and you hear a faint
pop, you just cracked the upright. I did not use the capet spikes, they're kind
of on the big side. Also the base is bigger than I expected, but that's probably
my own fault for not reading the description carefully. Overall decent if you need
inexpensive, decent looking stands. Just be careful assembling.
Somewhat good-looking but disfunctional October 10, 2009
A. Dent (Minas Anor, GD)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Briefly:
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I ordered these stands to hold a pair of satellite speakers on a 7.1 setup and I am using them but the few design flaws have created major problems and, while I am using them now, I would not order them today, knowing what I know now.
But, here it is, what I hope is an objective review.
Packaging:
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They were delivered in a nice box. All parts were packed tight and secure with all wooden panels well protected against scratches.
Assembly:
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It shouldn't take longer than 30 minutes. It basically consists on attaching the 2 pillars to the base and then adding the top to the assembly. It's 8 screws per stand. A Phillips screwdriver is needed.
I was impressed how everything fit perfectly. There were no chips, cracks or scratches.
Looks:
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These are surprisingly good-looking if black finish is what you need. To the extent that you can avoid chipping on scratching them, they don't look 'cheap' at all.
The bottom place allows for the speaker wire to come from underneath but there's no groove so, if you are placing the stand on a hard floor, it would destabilize it but carpets should be okay. Plastic wire covers will hide the wires if anyone would ever look 'behind' the speaker.
Here are the dimensions:
Height - 14.75"
Base - 12" x 10.5"
Top plate - 7" x 7"
Made in Malaysia.
Design Flaws:
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* HEIGHT *
Everyone should be aware that these stands are NOT 16" tall. They are under 15".
* BASE*
There is no way you can hide the wire by running it under the base because there is no groove carved in the base for that purpose. If the stand sits on a flat, hard surface such as a wood floor running a wire underneath would destabilize the stand. If the stand sits on a carpet you MIGHT be able to squeeze a thin wire under, if you are using the provided spikes.
* WIRE PATH *
Assuming that you found a way to run the wire under the base, you will find that it's impossible to pass it through the speaker platform hole, unless it's very thin. It was impossible to run a 16 gauge speaker wire through that hole.
* SPEAKER PLATFORM *
If you wire was thin enough to pass through the wall, you will have to deal with the hole being in the center of the platform. The only way you can have the wire going through that hole without destabilizing the speaker is by placing the speaker on its back, facing the ceiling or, if the speakers are small enough, place them on the front half of the platform, possibly destabilizing the stand.
I am currently using these stands in the same way I'd be using a stool to hold the speakers. The wire does not go underneath the base and it does not pass through the holes in the base or the speaker platform. There are no mounting options but I manage to keep the speaker in place with a little Velcro - it works.
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Even though the packaging is tight, the assembly is easy and the materials appear to be of good quality I would not order stands of this design again for the reasons I stated above. Therefore, a 2-star rating is warranted because in Amazon's rating system 3 stars mean 'I like it' and I don't.
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