boonefrog
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So I wanted to show off my newly refurbished Phillips High Fidelity Labs 477 speakers and ask a question about putting them on stands for sound/aesthetics. I recently picked these up for the price of a few lattes and refoamed/gasketed woofers, sanded/refinished veneer, refurbished the metal trim and attenuator pots/knobs, added high quality feet, etc.
And WOW.. do they sound absolutely stunning! I've rarely heard this type of brilliance and detail. I actually prefer them to my B&W DM3000's for most music thus far. They far outperform my Thiel's and most other speakers I've owned. They remind me a lot of Yamaha NS-690II and NS-1000's and even give them a run for their money IMO. Specs here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42750692@N07/15294352791/
As with most large speakers, with big 12's on the bottom, they sound muddy when placed on the floor. As a temporary fix, I put them on my 23" high Sanus-like stands that I kept my Dynaco A-25XL's on. Here they sound great, but it brings them to 51" inches off the ground (tweeters at about 45" up) and, as you can see in the pictures, a bit too imposing for our smallish living room. Did I mention these things are big boxes? 14.5" deep, 15.5" wide, and 28" tall.
So I guess the question is: what's the right height/stand design for them to be on stands at to get the best sound but minimize their imposing size? Should I angle some low 6" stands up a bit or just put them on like 12-16" stands? or combine and make angled higher stands?? I'm planning on building the stands myself as I've got most of the tools/materials for wood and other materials. Here are a few designs I was thinking of - though I don't have a welder for the metal one! http://imgur.com/a/iZrdc
And WOW.. do they sound absolutely stunning! I've rarely heard this type of brilliance and detail. I actually prefer them to my B&W DM3000's for most music thus far. They far outperform my Thiel's and most other speakers I've owned. They remind me a lot of Yamaha NS-690II and NS-1000's and even give them a run for their money IMO. Specs here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/42750692@N07/15294352791/
As with most large speakers, with big 12's on the bottom, they sound muddy when placed on the floor. As a temporary fix, I put them on my 23" high Sanus-like stands that I kept my Dynaco A-25XL's on. Here they sound great, but it brings them to 51" inches off the ground (tweeters at about 45" up) and, as you can see in the pictures, a bit too imposing for our smallish living room. Did I mention these things are big boxes? 14.5" deep, 15.5" wide, and 28" tall.
So I guess the question is: what's the right height/stand design for them to be on stands at to get the best sound but minimize their imposing size? Should I angle some low 6" stands up a bit or just put them on like 12-16" stands? or combine and make angled higher stands?? I'm planning on building the stands myself as I've got most of the tools/materials for wood and other materials. Here are a few designs I was thinking of - though I don't have a welder for the metal one! http://imgur.com/a/iZrdc