Speaker Stands
Speaker stands are essential when you need to elevate your sound project to the next level! Lifting any speaker off the floor will help your sound to reach reaching a larger audience. With a wide range of options available, we can help whatever the requirement.
Speaker stand recommendations
Folding tripod speaker stands are most likely the best option for portable speakers. This type of speaker stand folds down easily and will support most speakers up to 15 inches, ideal for DJ or mobile entertainer use.
If you are looking for a solution for a larger speaker set-up, a good solution is to fit the mid-top cabinet to the bass cabinet. Most bass cabinets have a hole for a 35mm pole on the top face of the cabinet, you can then use a fixed or adjustable speaker pole to elevate the mid-top cabinet.
Speaker stands - Set up guidelines
There are some considerations to bear in mind when purchasing a speaker stand or a combination of speaker stands for larger set ups.
- Keep safety in mind at all times. If you are fitting larger speaker cabinets to a stand and they feel unsteady, then the solution isn’t working. Many of the speaker stands we supply advise on the maximum load weight, and it is important to follow this advice to avoid accidents and breakages.
- If you are putting together a large audio set up, try to keep stands and speakers well away from the audience. You can use hydraulic assisted stands to help elevate the speakers - this is especially useful for the larger cabinets and if you are working solo. With the same thing in mind, winch-up stands can also be a big help in taking the strain at setup time.
- If there is no danger of the speaker being touched, then smaller styles can be placed on monitor stands that just have a flat surface on the top. This is often the preference for studio installations and similar.
Adaptors
35mm is the most common size adaptor for speakers, but like everything there are exceptions - 32mm can sometimes be used and where the spacing pole, mentioned above, is used then a large 16mm threaded insert is a fairly common style. Needless to say, it's best to check the hole size in your cabinet before purchasing speaker stands.
Speaker Wall Brackets
The options for fixing speakers to the wall are numerous but generally come down to two or three styles of bracket or swivel bracket.
- Some styles will fit in the bottom of the cabinet, using the 35mm hole, common in most cabinets.
- The alternative is a “U” shaped bracket, these are usually cabinet specific, although often supplied separately.
Pick something that will allow you to angle the speakers in the direction you need, pointing the speakers over the audience heads wont necessarily give the best results!