In 2007, I had fixed Altec Lansing speakers on my Cinema Display : see article
I did it again with my Studio Display and you can see the result of the two generations on this picture :
Altec Lansing make several very good speakers for computer monitors. Bernard, how did you attach yours to your monitor?
Hi Lynn,
I will give you all informations, including a dimensioned plan.
First of all, you need a VESA version of Studio Display.
I just use a plexiglass plate and some aluminium corners.
Be patient because I am going hiking; do not hesitate to contact me again.
This picture shows the back
Thank you. Didn’t think of using a different stand for the monitor.
Yes, because :
Do you intend to do something ?
I have changed the stand for this one : Amazon.fr
and build a desk
This is a prototype of course.
Thank you for the update. Have you seen the new Altec Lansing speakers? A step down from the past.
Bernard you seem like a very tidy person who pays attention to details. Maybe think about going to a kitchen or wood shop and have them cut a top for your table that doesn’t have a seam running in front of it where your mouse travels. Better yet, have them make a top with the wood you like the best with rounded edges. Here as some of the images I made of an exhibit I started.DIW Photo Gallery – San Diego Fine Woodworkers
Very nice indeed but I am far, in France.
I consulted a cabinetmaker to make a real piece of furniture, beautiful and well finished. I’ll see him again in September. My model is purely functional and is a kind of specification.
Ugly !
Nothing similar to my Altec Lansing or equivalent Harman Kardon Cristal (it seems that they are still sold),
Perhaps because the sound of computers is good enough or people listen their smartphones.
Studio Display has a rather good sound except for basses so I don’t use very much Altec.
I remember the SoundSticks from the early 2000’s, when they were introduced. They sound good and are a lot better than a Mac’s built-in speaker, but nothing I would consider great.
I continue to love my Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers. You do need an analog audio-out jack on your computer so some Macs will require a USB-headphone adapter, but they sounds great.
Klipsch makes other models (the ProMedia 2.0, without a subwoofer, and the ProMedia Heritage, which is a higher-end model) that include Bluetooth audio as well as line-input. These may be more suitable for a Mac that doesn’t have a headphone jack, if you don’t have and don’t want to get a USB adapter or dock to provide one.
But, of course, choice of speaker is a very personal thing. Most speakers that are not total junk will sound pretty good, and what sounds “best” beyond that is a matter of personal preference. And you may have requirements beyond just sound quality (e.g. how it looks alongside everything else in the room.)
Lynn, my project is finished ; here are some pictures
Global view ; on the screen, the old Cinema Display with same fitting
Rear view with the discreet cable tray
Accessory cabinet
Improved cable masking
Bernard,
Thank you for sharing your well thought out workstation.
It looks so much more inviting and beautiful.
Way to go!
Lynn
Thank you.
Looking at the pictures reminds me that a cable downspout is planned, it is the last missing element.
Bernard,
I hope that the top and side members are joined in such a way that it accounts for the movement of them expanding and contracting during the year. This is only an issue if they are solid wood and the humidity fluctuation of your room. Wood moves perpendicular to the grain.
