Redline 140's (6501) OEM stand installation?

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I just recently obtained a set of Redline 140's from eBay which came with original stands.  The seller disassembled the speakers from the stands, but I can't figure out for the life of me how to 'correctly' mount the speakers to the stands?

In particular, I'd like to mount the speakers vertically on the stands, but holding them up to the stand makes it seem like the speaker would be resting on the ground.  

Are there two styles of OEM stand for the RL 140's?  Mine have twin square bars, like the photo in my next post.

If not, I must be missing some bracket which goes from the back of the speaker to the bracket on the stand... perhaps someone has a photo of the back of their Redlines and can show me how to mount the speakers to the stands vertically?

I looked in the 'manuals' section of the site but didn't see any install instructions for the stand.

The speakers look good - a little bit of fuzzing on the edges and a few scratches.  They sound horribly tinny with no bass - I'm guessing I'll be doing more research on here on how to replace/repair the woofers.  I'm sure they'll go well with my other B&O gear.

I'm new here to this site, and getting into owning B&O hardware... I've been a fan for quite some time and love their timeless Euro design, sound quality, and uniqueness.

(I had to repost this from my PC... my Mac with Safari v3 wouldn't show anything in the actual body of this message?)

Below is a photo sheet showing various mounting configs of the speakers... my stand looks like whats in the photos, but my speaker is almost to the ground when I hold it up to the stand.  

I'm trying to mount it to look like photos 3 and 4.   Any help/suggestions? 

Hopefully they are 140 stands... I just measured them:

From top to bottom of each side beam is 30cm.  Top of the black bracket to bottom of the stand is 41cm.  I laid them down to somewhat demonstrate the sizes in comparison.

 These are the only pieces I got - no screws or other brackets...

Rear of speaker

i think puncher may be right. they look like they may be 45/60 stands! -seem awfully short for 140's...

i'll see if i can dig up some rl stand dimensions...

ok, simple measurement:

1.) rl45/60 stand is same -horizontal "crossbar" length in front at floor level = 40.5cm

2.) rl140 stand is unique -horizontal "crossbar" length in front at floor level = 50cm 

quick question: does the bracket even match up to the mounting area on the 140? if not, then they are most likely for the 45/60's... 

btw, welcome to beoworld!

I will try to find the original mounting instructions for my RL140s - but I fear you will need the correct brackets and also a mounting that fastens to the rear of the RL140 - used to attach to the wall or ceiling bracket. 

Excellent speakers - if the bass sounds rough then they will almost certainly need to be refoamed - not difficult.

Brian 

I have a pair of BeoVox 140 cieling mount poles that I am prepared to sell.

PM me if you are interested.

Regards

Richard

Location: Netherlands

Thanks for all the suggestions, I set up my speakers on the RL60 stands and, even though they're resting on the bottom of the stand pretty much, they work in the vertical position with the lip of the bracket on the stand holding it in place.

I'd like to get some 140 floor stands, unfortunately my ceiling is wayyyy to high to handle celing mounts ;)  Thanks richtoy

I called the local B&O repair specialist - it'll be about $150/speaker to refoam the woofers.  I'd try to do it myself, but from what I read on here they're so precise with specs that I'd rather not risk destroying them... I guess it comes with the B&O territory!  Wonder if there's anything else I should have the shop do/check while it's in service.   

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