- 36″ to 58″ satellite speaker stands
- Mounts satellite speakers over head
- 6 speaker mounts to fit most speakers
- Concealed wire path
Product Description
The proper positioning of home theater satellite speakers is not as obvious as it seems. While many people enjoy sound reproduced from speakers at ear level, the correct positioning, according to Dolby Laboratories, is actually several feet above ear level. Enter Hover Foundations. These heavy duty cast iron and steel speaker stands are the first ever that meet the placement guidelines of Dolby Laboratories. And they do so with rugged construction designed to hold speakers up to 10 lbs., and include features like adjustable height and a concealed wire management path. Get ready to hear what Dolby Digital sound really sounds like.
Sanus Systems Adjustable Satellite Speaker Hover Foundation Stands
These stands work great with my Klipsch Quintet III’s. I use them for my rear satellites. Better rear sound overall now that they are slightly over my head. It’s also black, so it matches my color scheme.
Construction is easy if you take your time. Of course I Beast-man-rushed it and jacked up one of the poles. I tightened the the thingy that allows you to adjust the height of the pole to tightly and COULD NOT UNTIGHTEN IT. I wasted about a half hour trying to untighten/loosen it, and getting my hands raw in the process. So after a few drinks, and some ingenuity, I grabbed a hammer, and (insert preferred brand here) LUBE. I lubed up the area with the tightening thing, and proceeded to beat it off with a hammer. It worked and I’m now using the product as is.
Great product, just don’t make the same mistake I did.
Review complete. Hope this review helps future consumers to make an educated buying decision in regards to this fantastic product.
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Rating: 5 / 5
I like the construction, it has a rhino liner type coating. The instructions were terrible but not impossible. The 2 straight rods were placed inside the 2 base rods and there were very difficult to remove. Rating out of 5 putting this together, a 2! But, don’t let that discourage you. It comes with many adapters for different types of speaker. I’m using Bose 161s and never thought I would find stands suitable for these speakers. Overall, I love them and was happy to avoid putting holes in the walls. I really like how the speakers look and sound using the 2 angled rods. I also like the channeling for speaker wire, although it is odd that there is a groove where it looks like you can run wire under the base but the wire comes out about 3 inches above the base. I posted some pics.
Rating: 4 / 5
I ordered the Sanus Systems Adjustable Satellite Speaker Hover Foundation Stands first but they were too big and clashed with the decor of my living room. I then ordered the Sanus HTB3 Tear Drop Home Theater/Box Speaker Stands and they fit perfect with the decor of my living room. However the Sanus Systems Adjustable Satellite Speaker Hover Foundation Stands produced a better overall surround sound than the Sanus HTB3 Tear Drop Home Theater/Box Speaker Stands. But in the end I valued my decor over the sound.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a set of TWO, but nowhere does it say that. I got conned into buying 4 when I only needed 2 stands. Their extra height is why I had to have them so I thought I was paying $70+ for each stand. In 2 years Amazon has been contacted and told about the problem twice and yet refuses to use the word “set” or “two” in it’s description. They continue to show only one speaker.I got two emails, one saying no action was taken due to incorrect form or usage and the other said no action was taken because they were unable to reproduce the problem. I have to wonder how many people have been turned off by the perceived price for one speaker and how many more were conned into buying more than they needed.My speakers Onkyo 7.1 had to be held on with double sided tape which so far has worked,but since I own a house cat, I’m not very comfortable with. The platform could be a little larger also.
Rating: 4 / 5
What I don’t get is the price. It appears to be a price of $55 for a single stand because nowhere in the description does it mention pair or show a picture of a pair. But the manufacturer sells a pair for $89 and Best Buy sells a pair for $79 (at the store if they stock them which they appear not to). So with the above price I would pay $110 for two?? Even with shipping comparisons, it’s a puzzle. Where’s the deal?
Otherwise Amazon or their substores needs to do a better job for the description of many of the products I find online. Terrible way to sell if you have to go to another site just to read up on a product.
Rating: 1 / 5