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 Plastic Mounting Bracket August 19, 2010
Harley Jackson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For anyone looking at these speaker stands, please be aware that the tops of the stands (the mounting brackets that actually hold the speakers to the top of the stand) are PLASTIC. When I looked at the pictures of the product here before purchase, the tops appeared to me to be machined aluminum. Really, they still do, even with the knowledge that they are actually plastic. I can only think that the manufacturer must have sanded the plastic really well before painting them silver and taking those pictures. The ones I received were clearly shiny molded black plastic with obvious seams and no paint on them. The rest of the stand (base, weight and pole) is sturdy metal construction with painted matte finish, in stark contrast.
The description of the stands does not give any indication that the tops are plastic either. I don't necessarily think that the plastic tops are out of line with the price of the stands, but that fact definitely needs to be made clear to the buyer. Because, to me, it seems completely counter intuitive to create a nice set of metal stands and then cripple them with a plastic top. That combined with the very metal appearance of the tops in the picture is misleading. In my case, I would never have ordered these if I knew from the beginning that the tops were plastic. And I have to wonder how many others are ultimately misled by the pictures and less than clear description.
I ended up returning these stands because I simply didn't trust the plastic to hold my speakers.
PROS:
Solid construction and decent finish on the metal portions of the stands.
CONS:
The plastic mounting brackets on these stands compromise the entire stand.
The plastic is not sanded or painted to match the metal portions of the stand, leaving a somewhat shiny finish with obvious molding seams.
Unless you have VERY light speakers, the plastic tops are going to struggle to hold them safely, especially with use and vibration.
Bottom line, I would not recommend these stands to anyone because of the plastic. I can't imagine these being safe for any but the very lightest of speakers and even then I would question how long they would last with use.
I do want to say that DiyAvSupply provided excellent customer service. They were prompt to respond, very understanding and went out of their way to make sure I was happy.
 speaker stands August 12, 2010
audiomick
surround speakers are finally at the right elevation,and distance from viewing area.
Easy to assemble and set up, perfect for my use.
 Poor quality speakers July 28, 2010
Jaron
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
These speaker stands seemed like a good deal, and looked good in the picture. However, they are not well built. The stands have a heavy weight plate attached to the base, but unfortunately it seems the support base is not wide enough. My speakers can tip over with the slightest nudge.
The speakers I mounted on them were Onkyo SKB-540's, I mounted the back four speakers (the left and right front and center channel are all resting on furniture). The stands are not tall enough to raise the speakers above the back of my couch (its not a high back couch either, its a bit higher than waist height).
The speaker itself rests on one single nail that is attached to the mounting bracket on the speaker and the speaker is not cushioned or supported or secured in any other way. It just kind of hangs there, and is all wobbly. The bend in the bar is too high up to accommodate the speaker, so they are all leaning back a bit, with the bottom of the speaker being pushed forward by the bend. This makes them very wobbly. You are required to attach the pole to the plastic mount that the speakers hang on, and when screwing them in, one of the screws actually broke. That was enormously frustrating, and required me to cut the plastic with a saw, and unscrew the broken screw with a pair of pliers.
They do have one convenient feature that allows you to feed the wire through the pole the speaker rests on. They are also adjustable, so I suppose that's another plus.
All in all, these stands are only worth considering if you have very small, light speakers, and hard floors (they absolutely can't rest on carpet). If you have a more robust sound system, and speakers that are larger than about 4 inches tall, I would not recommend these stands unless you are looking for something dirt cheap.
I gave them two stars instead of one because, when all is said and done, they still technically hold my speakers, and they were cheap. But if you can spend more on speaker stands, I would.
Great Deal, Perfect for a Sony HT-IS100 or Sony DAV IS10 System July 27, 2010
Brian
I got these for my Sony HT-IS100 system (the HTIB with the "strawberry/golf ball" speakers) and they're perfect. The wall brackets for the speakers that came with my system mounted right up to these, and the speaker wire was thin enough to pull through the stems of these stands (I disconnected the speaker wires from the speakers and used a wired coat hanger to fish it through, since I didn't have anything else around). Other than the flimsy plastic cover on top to hide the screws, nuts, and wiring, I have no complaints.
Compare this to Sony's official speaker stands at about $100 a pair (the Sony WSIS10F), these are hard to beat at about <$16/stand.
 OK but not great July 23, 2010
C. Parker (Seattle, WA)
The instructions that came with these stands were awful and copied poorly, so difficult to read. You basically have to figure out for yourself what combination of screws/nuts/bolts will work for your particular speaker type. Also you will have a difficult time threading medium to large-gauge cables through the poles. As far as overall satisfaction goes - they are just ok.
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