I purchased stands specifically to use behind and to the side of my Precor elliptical exerciser in a room at an angle to the wall so that wall mounting was not an option.
I had a need to get the sound up around my ear level, which is 7 1/2 foot when using the machine, so I needed stands that would angle the speakers upward, an unusual request of a stand. They mostly are made to mount the speakers to shoot out horizontally or at an angle downward.
I mounted Paradigm Atom surround speakers to these stands. I chose them as they were made to allow the speakers to angle toward those on a couch. I used the L-bracket backwards of what was standard so the bottom of the speaker was not supported, the only option I could determine while using the Paradigm 10 cm mounting holes. I did not want to drill into the speakers and could not use the flat mounting options with my desire to angle them upward.
So far, they have not tipped over in one month of use even in a playroom that kids are in and out of. They are definitely a little tippy the way I have mounted the speaker in a non-standard way, but I am satisfied that there was an option that would allow me to aim the speakers upward."..." Read more
- Justin in Tupelo, MS