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I am looking for speaker stands for a pair of RB-61s. What have some of you used in the past? And what is the best way to stablize the speaker since there is no place for a bolt or screw on the bottom of the speaker? Would neoprene pads work? I have been looking at these stands here

Yeah I found the 36" Stands on B&H for $97 shipped versus Sanus list price of $109, so I think I will order through them. They look pretty solid and I have not seen much in regards to complaints against them.

Link This is my current favorite, however, I was wondering if the 6" plate was too small for the RB-61s?

I am in need of a pair of speaker stands for some RB-61s I will be picking up later this week and was interested in what you guys would recommend using. I would like to keep the stands under the $150 for the pair. The RB-61s will be used as rear surrounds so the taller the better...I have been looking online at various stands however, I thought it would be best to gather a few opinions before I decide to buy anything.

Alright thanks...

I have decided to go with either the RB-51 or RB-61 as rear surrounds for my current setup. I have a Pair of RF-63's and an RC-62 for a center, all in a cherry finish. I was browsing through the spec sheet an noticed that only the RB-61 was listed to have the cherry finish available. I was wondering if anyone new if the RB-51 was available in the cherry finish.

I usually ask for prices around 25 - 30% of what they are selling the stuff for. If you know what you want and know how much you want to spend its a little easier to get the price down. I normally suggest whatever they offer is a little bit more than I'd care to spend and suggest that I might need to take a look at some other stores. Normally that gets at least 20% off the price tag, if your a frequent visitor it ends up getting you a little more.

After looking at that I might be in the market for a new receiver...

Fair enough, I have seen recommendations to use Outlaw products many times, but I have never had any personal experience with any of their products and was curious as to if there was a product that stands out or if it was simply look and find what you need.

What are you recommending, outside of the brand itself? Go to their website and take a look.....nice stuff...only you know what you want, The Thread Heading is Which receiver should I get, that is a question, I offer another choice that's all, no more, no less...................your money, your choice....... Well I guess I should have chosen a different way to word my response. What would you recommend from that brand, or are you simply recommending the brand.

What are you recommending, outside of the brand itself?

I currently have an AVR 645, and granted 75W per channel isnt exactly the greatest in the world, but its more than loud enough for my living room, 16' x 16'. I live in an older apartment so I cant turn my system up too loud but its more than enough for my RF-63's and RC-62. You can find the 645 on JR.com for around $660, but if you willing to spend a little more ($950) and have any devices that use HDMI, you might want to look into the Yamaha VX-2700...it supports audio through HDMI and provides 144W/ channel.

I dont want to High Jack this thread but I am curious as to what the difference is between a direct radiating and the WDST surround speakers in terms of sound quality? Like I said in my post I am relatively new to all of this.

That really is a great idea...Thats how I got my RC-62 for $375...I purchased a pair of RF-63's from the same guy about a week prior, and walked in knowing I wanted an RC-62, I asked if there were and sales going on he says no, I suggest that the $450 price tag is a little too high and begin to leave, he says there might be a sale going on, talks to his manager and boom...$375 for an RC-62... Thats the one nice thing about going to stores where sales people work on commission. Of course the RC-62 is fairly large for a center channel so be sure, if you purchase one, that you have somewhere to put it, I had to build a hutch of sorts in order to support the 30lb beast of a speaker.

Okay besides WDST versus a Traditional style speaker, whats the difference between a pair of RB-61's and a pair of RS-52s?