11-Dec-2016, 22:40
Hi all,
I've been lurking around for awhile doing some research and finally pulled the trigger on a gold phantom. I should have it this Wed and I am now looking at stands. I originally was going to buy a tree but they appear to be sold out/unavailable everywhere at the moment.
After doing some research, I think I am going to go the DIY route and get an oak beam (maybe 12x12x26 inches), stain it, and call it a day. Ive seen some nice looking setups with this type of stand. Im guessing that will be stable, solid enough not to vibrate (maybe some rubber feet on the bottom) and shouldn't interfere with the sound? Im not aiming for a perfect acoustic environment or anything like that, just something solid that won't be too terrible.
My question is this. I am not too keen to simply balance the phantom on the top of this thing; ideally I'd like to somehow secure it. Ive been all over the internet and back again and can't seem to find a single picture of the underside of the phantom. I hear people that did the DIY route talking about fabricating up a bracket of some sort... where I am going with this rambling post... does anyone have a picture of the underside of the phantom?
Thanks. Looking forward to finally getting the phantom going. I see airplay may be coming native to the gold this week via firmware update; I hope that rumor pans out. Otherwise I have an airport express ready to go but the less boxes and cables the better! Plan to sample Apple Music and Tidal head to head over airplay to see if I can tell enough difference to switch to Tidal.
I've been lurking around for awhile doing some research and finally pulled the trigger on a gold phantom. I should have it this Wed and I am now looking at stands. I originally was going to buy a tree but they appear to be sold out/unavailable everywhere at the moment.
After doing some research, I think I am going to go the DIY route and get an oak beam (maybe 12x12x26 inches), stain it, and call it a day. Ive seen some nice looking setups with this type of stand. Im guessing that will be stable, solid enough not to vibrate (maybe some rubber feet on the bottom) and shouldn't interfere with the sound? Im not aiming for a perfect acoustic environment or anything like that, just something solid that won't be too terrible.
My question is this. I am not too keen to simply balance the phantom on the top of this thing; ideally I'd like to somehow secure it. Ive been all over the internet and back again and can't seem to find a single picture of the underside of the phantom. I hear people that did the DIY route talking about fabricating up a bracket of some sort... where I am going with this rambling post... does anyone have a picture of the underside of the phantom?
Thanks. Looking forward to finally getting the phantom going. I see airplay may be coming native to the gold this week via firmware update; I hope that rumor pans out. Otherwise I have an airport express ready to go but the less boxes and cables the better! Plan to sample Apple Music and Tidal head to head over airplay to see if I can tell enough difference to switch to Tidal.
