Moderators dtel's wife Posted October 11, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2007 Wait till you guys see the speaker stands dtel built to hold our L/R front forte IIs! Talk about cool! Yes I know I will embarass him by posting this, but I am really excited about these stands. He started/finished the construction of the stands this evening when we got in from work. I will paint them tomorrow and hopefully we can move them into the family room tomorrow evening. I really need to get him to take before and after pictures. The forte IIs were "hurried" onto a "makedo" shelf when we won the Cornwall IIIs at the Pilgrimage in Hope. We finally got around to building stands for them because we are once again doing some remodeling on the house. I think you guys will really like the stands he built. I told him he had to take some pics for me to post tomorrow evening.....but he may need a little encouragement...you guys know he's a little shy![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Get those pictures posted you old fart .............. help your wife out, besides, I'd like to see them ........ Shy Guy ..[*-)].. Yeah, right !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted October 12, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted October 12, 2007 Here's a picture of a forte IIs sitting on the stand dtel built. The wall had to be patched where he removed the "makedo shelves" and we still need to paint the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted October 12, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted October 12, 2007 The stands are just primed in black....for now....until the "Minister of Design" (that's me) decides what color they will be. We had to get them off the shelves to get on the rest of the remodeling. See we do put our Klipsch speakers "up on a pedestal"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Nice looking stands you built. What is the round tube made of? I own a pair of Forte's and don't consider them "book shelf" speakers but if I was using them as a pair of surrounds I guess it makes sense to put them on pedestals. I would be afraid that the kids would knock them down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 13, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 13, 2007 PVC pipe 6" I got the idea from.. http://www.classiccolumn.com/ There was no dealers within a few states and I needed to take the temporary shelves down to remodel. So I built it out of PVC and wood. they are off the ground because in the other corner is where the sub goes So I put them on stands and put the sub right in front of the stand, still in the corner, the sub is a 2' x 2' box 5 cf. They will be on stands until the next change, but they have to stay in the room because we use 4 Forte ll's and 2 Forte's for HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 FINE JOB !!!!! 6' PCV pipe, pretty smart, sly guy ............... they look plenty strong ... time will tell ... Good Job dtel !!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 dtel, cool column stand. pretty neat idea. Is there a flange under there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 13, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 13, 2007 Dee, no there is a round piece of wood inside the end of the PVC, screwed thru the pipe into the wood, then the base is screwed and glued to the wood in the PVC. The wooden rings are then slid down around the pipe and glued. I tried just the PVC/wood screwed to a base first to see if it was strong enough, when it would not move I figured it would be strong enough to make the rings. It's stronger than you would think, it surprised me, the base is 16" square and the top is almost the same size as a Forte ll. There is 4 of those thick felt rings between the base and the speaker. I had removed the bases off the Forte's and turned them upside down and have them setting on their tops, horns about even with your head when sitting on the sofa The grill is just turned around to put the names back on top.. It will do to the next time things get rearranged ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel's wife Posted October 13, 2007 Author Moderators Share Posted October 13, 2007 Southern, we don't consider the forte IIs to be "bookshelf" speakers either. However, with four forte IIs and two fortes and sub doing surround sound and a pair of Cornwall IIIs for 2 channel (all in the same room)....something had to give or "go up:"...so the forte IIs went up on the columns! OB, do you really think we would put our Klipsch speakers "up on a pedestal" if we thought there was any way possible it wasn't safe! I thought you knew dtel and I better than that. I am not sure why dtel keeps saying "it will do to the next time things get rearranged"![] Maybe he knows something I don't know![] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 Christy, it would be you "up on the Pedestal" ............. the Forte's are only speakers, they go on stands !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......right, Dtel ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 PVC columns, great choice. My first guess was that cardboard tube the use to fill cement for construction. I've read about people who filled their columns with sand to "deaden" the sound transmitted through it. 6 Forte's, 2 Cornwalls and a sub all in the same room, quite the Klipsch showcase. Where are the before pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 14, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 14, 2007 Uh...Uh...Uh ... yes, your right OB . Southern, there are some here................. http://www.cyclonecj.com/dtel/home/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 dtel, slick way to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 14, 2007 Moderators Share Posted October 14, 2007 Dee, you have to be slick when your as cheap as me, hate to pay for something I can make. Already had the PVC left over from a job and the wood from something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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