• Time-Correcting Maple Gibraltars are our very best stand for monitor speakers and smaller floorstanders, only intended for speaker cabinets up to 13" wide x 13" deep x 30" tall. For larger speakers, use Maple Speaker Plinths—which are also offered with Time-Correcting options.
• Each 12" x 12" solid maple Gibraltar stand has 3½ times the mass of our Bedrock stands. This, combined with its unique double plinth design, is an especially dramatic performance upgrade in listening rooms with concrete or engineered wood floors.
• Maple Gibraltars raise speakers 10" off the floor, allowing them to fire over obstructions in the soundstage (like coffee tables) while still utilizing the sonic benefit of low-mounting the woofer. They will make your monitor speakers sound better than any other speaker stand—at any price.
• Each pair of Maple Gibraltars includes brass supports for mounting your speakers (with selectable options), a matched pair of stands to receive the internal vibrations transferred out of the speaker cabinets, and pre-attached footers to couple the stands to the floor—with selectable options for optimizing the sound of monitor-size speakers on either hard floors or carpet.
For all Maple Gibralars, there are three support options for mounting and time-correcting your speakers:
• STANDARD REAR SUPPORTS - This approach requires:
Investing in Megafeet as alignment footers for tilting the speakers will make more difference than using Megafeet as pre-attached footers supporting the stands. Of course if budget permits, Megafeet for both will yield even better sound.
• Our stock Maple Gibraltars are hand finished with a clear satin lacquer that beautifully enhances the striking natural grain character of our air-dried maple. We also offer options for three made-to-order toned finishes: Natural Cherry, Deep Rosewood, and Satin Black. Choose a made-to-order color option from the Maple Finish drop-down menu.
• The distinctive character of Ambrosia maple's natural grain coloring and figuring is unique for each pair of stands. Our Amish craftsmen hand-plane matched pairs from the rough-cut, air-dried 4½" maple to remove coarseness and imperfections from the sawmill. Typically this yields a finished 4" thickness but, because of variations in the rough-cut timber, the exact thickness can vary by 3/16".
• The default option for footers attached to and supporting Gibraltars is Low Heavyfeet with short sharp points, the best-sounding standard footer option on uncarpeted floors. Be sure to use the 'Pre-Attached Stand Footers' dropdown menu options to choose footers best suited for your floor type.
• To avoid marring handsomely finished hardwood floors, use Radiused Heavyfeet. The rounded bottom incurs only a very slight compromise of sound quality relative to sharp points.
• When installing stands on carpet or a rug, use Heavyfeet For Carpet.
• We never recommend using Isoblocks as footers for speakers or as supports for speaker stands. Any somewhat soft footer allows speakers to rock which inevitably muddies the bass.
• Maple Gibraltars with clear satin finish are stock items that normally ship in 7 business days and are offered with our 30-day money back guarantee. Made-to-order Gibraltars and custom threaded footers are non-refundable, require a 50% deposit, and take +/- 8 weeks to ship. Please be sure to review our Terms & Conditions.
• Prices do not include shipping. The estimated shipping cost will be determined after this item is added to your cart, charges are calculated on a per-item basis. We combine shipping and reduce shipping charges when possible as general policy. We're happy to determine the shipping cost manually when ordering multiple items.