Headphone stands

Posted by: james n on 04 November 2018

Any recommendations. Is it better to hang headphones or place them over a shaped stand ?

James

Posted on: 04 November 2018 by Richard Dane

James, my travel headphones (Sennheiser PX100 and B&W P7)  live in their travel hard cases, and the HD600s and Hifiman headphones live either in their box or on one of these - Samdi Headphone stand. They are not so wide as to overly stretch the headbands - certainly i haven't noticed any deleterious effects on either headphones after 2 years of using the Samdis.

The Samdi stands can be found for under £20 in the usual places and are well worth the money.

Posted on: 04 November 2018 by james n

Thanks Richard - i'd seen those in the usual place so it's good to get a recommendation from you on their suitability.

James

Posted on: 04 November 2018 by dave4jazz

Richard

Just ordered the Samdi stands for my bedside table.

Thanks for the advice.

Dave

Posted on: 05 November 2018 by Peter1480

Room's FS are very good, the cans hang free so the are easier to pick off than the Samdi

 

Posted on: 05 November 2018 by glevethan

+1 for the Room stand.  In addition to the headphones hanging free they are allowed to remain in their natural position instead of being forced slightly open.

 

 

Posted on: 06 November 2018 by james n

Hmm - the Room stand looks rather nice.

Let's see if I can cancel my other order...

Posted on: 06 November 2018 by hungryhalibut

£78 rather than £17. Maybe that’s why they are nicer. 

Posted on: 06 November 2018 by james n

Thanks chaps - ordered the Room FS

Posted on: 06 November 2018 by ekfc63

Love the Focal stand but big ($250) bucks!

Posted on: 07 November 2018 by JedT

That Focal stand is a perfectly nice piece of industrial design but some bits of the hifi industry resort to "I saw you coming" pricing for which the pain in paying up is more the self-immolation of your critical faculties than the actual financial loss. If you buy that you have to hand over your self respect with your credit card.  

Posted on: 07 November 2018 by nickpeacock

Or (as I do) use one of these...!

Posted on: 07 November 2018 by Peter1480
hungryhalibut posted:

£78 rather than £17. Maybe that’s why they are nicer. 

with 2 grands worth of heavey phones hanging on 2 of them, I prefer to have somthing solid and I'm sure the plasebo effect makes the phones sound even better

Posted on: 09 November 2018 by james n

The Room FS stand arrived earlier this week. A decent bit of kit for the money and a perfect fit for my 'phones.

Cheers chaps

James

Posted on: 09 November 2018 by dave4jazz

The Sambi stand arrived yesterday. Well built and a perfect fit for my Sony phones. £15 on ebay. What's not to like?

Thanks again Richard.

Dave