Look and feel
The LS-stand are not really black and not smooth, so they do not really match the speakers in common piano finish. As a layman I would describe as the surface powder-coated, the surface is correspondingly rough. The color is not pure black, there were silver pigments mixed. So it comes out close to a kind of sheen that no longer stands out from about a meter away. Since I do not ever stand before the LS stands, I do not mind the difference to my piano lacquer Canton-LS. The foot is unexpectedly difficult and gives the peace of mind that the LS-stand can not be easily knocked over. Unfortunately, the powder coating suffers when one firmly rotate the ring for locking the telescopic element, one should not make too often.
Construction and assembly
The LS-stand made of 4 elements, the foot, a telescopic element, a curved back headboard and a LS-holder. The assembly is easy. The telescope element is screwed into the threaded hole of the foot, the head portion into the threaded hole of the telescopic element of what is possible by hand easily. The LS-holder is screwed with a screw in the headboard. There are four different mounts available, three different plates and an L-shaped bracket. The three panels have diagonal slots through which a screw connection of the LS is possible. Alternatively, it is an attachment with the supplied Velcro strips. At the L-support vendor-specific carrier system can be screwed, with me as the carrier of a Canton Movie 85 CX. Unfortunately, there is only one matching screw per L-carrier that is too short, at least for the Canton-carrier. This is annoying, because you do not have to stock black screws and nuts generally. Practically, the L-beams: the cable can be carried out from behind. The headboard is tapered inwards, all adapters have at the bottom of a matching taper. So you have the chance, the inclination of the carrier to a certain extent to vary compliment.
The foot has on the underside a ring of foam / sponge rubber, which protects against scratching of the surface. This ring has a recess in order to lay the cable in the pipe can. A cable 2x1,5mm fits quite well through the tube in one of four LS stands the manufacturing tolerance, however, was so great that it was rather quite a chore. 2x2.5mm I think is impossible, even if it has apparently managed according to other reviews already someone. Tip: Thread the cable from the top is better. If you try it from below, there is the first problem on entering the second telescope element, which is 90-degree angle with the cable outlet at the top part a giant fumbling. I have chosen the difficult path from below, since the cables were already fully installed behind furniture and baseboards ... ;-)
Conclusion:
The look I like, also make it such a strong impression that I'm not worried about my LS. We preserved the surface in everyday life is, let's see. The cable routing is good for 1,5mm cable, more is hardly walk. 20cm more height would be something for the next facelift. The adapter system is well thought out, the screwing material, however meager. Since it does not seem really are better choices, they are well purchasable.
