Audio visual enthusiasts know that getting the right stand for their speakers can be as important as getting the right speaker. Speakers can only give their best results when they are placed correctly and are able to sit without any unnecessary movement.
Speakers are not designed to transmit sound through stands so stands need to be sturdy. A good stand should isolate the speaker from the floor and the floor from the speaker. Some stands have spikes on their feet which help to give added stability and to reduce the surface area of the stand that touches the floor. Furthermore, the added rigidness that spikes provide will help the performance of the woofer However, floor-standing speakers should not use spikes unless necessary. Spikes (or any other rigid floor coupling) increase the amount of vibration transferred between the floor and cabinet in both directions. By all means, use spikes if you need to increase static friction and prevent lateral movement of the speakers but consider using rubber bumpers to decouple the speaker from the floor.
Counter intuitively, "Bookshelf" speakers do not sound good if placed in a bookshelf as some might think. Obviously, speakers are designed to only produce sound through the front but they will also produce sound through whatever they are placed on or near.
As a general rule, speaker stands should be rigid to stop any unnecessary vibration and have as little contact with the ground as possible to stop sound being passed through anything but the air. Speaker stands should also be stable for more practical purposes: speakers are expensive and f you have children or animals running around, you do not want your speakers to fall off and break. Speakers stands should have some mass to them as a high-mass stand will stop your speakers from moving unnecessarily.
Ideally, the stand should bring the speaker's tweeter to ear level. If you sit down when listening to music, ensure that the stand is around 3 feet tall. As well as being better placed by the tweeter, the stand will have the effect of improving lower frequency sound thus giving you a better all-round sound than you would have without.
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