Space-saving Studio Monitors/Speakers Stands

Problem:
1. Studio monitors not at ear level
2. wasted desk real estate

Solution:
- Speaker stands that clamp to the side of the desk!

Step 1: Materials

- Ikea EKBY TÖRE brackets x 4
- screws, or of appropriate sizes according to EKBY TÖRE instruction.
- 8 in x 24 in shelf, or something of appropriate dimension for your speaker footprint.
- 1 roll of non-slip drawer liner
- [optional] sand paper, masking tape and spray paint

Note:
- The Ikea brackets have a max. load of 33 lb. Make sure your monitor/speaker is within the weight limit.

Comments

[TheMainMan]

Such a great idea! I got sooo much desk space back and now my speakers are at the perfect height. Just need to get a new base made for my monitor stand and elevate those to match. The drawer liner works perfectly, neither speaker moves even if bumped into. I left the stands unpainted as my brackets are silver and that matches nicely with the speaker fronts. Thanks for sharing!

[TheMainMan]

Forgot to add the pictures...

[jhuangtw]

glad you enjoyed it. thank you for sharing your pictures, too!

[kanamin]

There's no Ikea nearby, are these brackets typically common in a hardware store?

[HelenaTroy]

excellent! and this will have many other applications for raising many things off desk/table level, thanks!

[YourLord]

Very nice! You could align the wires with a matt finish electrical tape for a wireless finish.

[jhuangtw]

Thank you! that's an awesome idea. I'll try it out this weekend.

[jumpfroggy]

I plan on doing something similar for my own desk, this is great. However, I have 15+lb speakers, so I'll have to figure out something more robust.

Good job, I was going to do something like this for my old M-Audio M30's (small), this would have been perfect.

[bFusion]

Do you get a lot of vibration with this setup? I have nice monitor speakers and right now they are flat on my desk, which takes up a lot of space. I worry that if I prop them up like this, they will vibrate a lot throwing off my music production and just generally be really annoying.

[jhuangtw]

my monitors are reasonably light compared to the stand's weight tolerance, and with the liner padding I do not get much vibration (non-scientific, just feeling with my hand under the board).
having said that, it was something I was quite worried about as well. this set up probably would not work well with heavier speakers.

[bFusion]

OK, I don't believe my monitors are much larger than yours so it's something i will consider. I can also get some foam to tuck under them, which would reduce a lot of the noise as well. Thanks for the ideas!

[Clear Contrast]

This is great. Now I know what I'm doing over Thanksgiving.

[Super Cameraman]

This is a fantastic solution, nice Instructable! Getting a good pair of monitors was one of the best decisions I've made in terms of music production but it can be so hard to find a good place for the damn things!

[amandaghassaei]

these look really nice, I envy your clutter-free work area!

[schumi23]

Yhod str domr nice stands! Great idea with the liner - and I like how it looks!

[Spy1440]

I have been looking for something like this. I have been using bricks and they take up so much space.