Hi all.
Many years back I bought a few of the pole cups shown below, and use them to get some down-angle when pole-mounting some very light monitors that I use for side-fills during vocal shows. They have a pretty convenient, and quite secure, spring-loaded mechanism where the weight of the speaker engages a set of teeth that locks the pivoting pole cup at a particular angle.
They're all cast ABS or some such plastic, and I certainly wouldn't put my Danleys on them, but they really work great in my application. They have lasted for about 15 years, so no complaints there.
I'd love to grab another pair for a second set of the same speakers. Unfortunately, Parts-Express seems to have sourced them originally from Eminence, and AFAIKT, they seem to be NLA. (https://www.parts-express.com/Eminence-Top-Hat-CH-Adjustable-Mount-290-670)
So the question is... is anyone aware of an alternate source for this, or something similar? Or better yet, something that looks like this, but is made of metal rather than plastic and rated for some real weight?
If the answer turns out to be crickets, I'll probably either go with these 'dual-angle' pole cups:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/232994189072?hash=item363f892f10:g:VxcAAOSwyWxb4HWu
Or spend 7 times as much on a pair of K&M 19674 angled pole adapters:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KM19674--k-and-m-19674-speaker-tilt-adapter-black
But the ones I have now were pretty inexpensive, and work really well with my particular speakers in terms of keeping the center of gravity where I want it as the angle changes.
So any alternate sources/substitutions would be much appreciated,
Thanks!
Many years back I bought a few of the pole cups shown below, and use them to get some down-angle when pole-mounting some very light monitors that I use for side-fills during vocal shows. They have a pretty convenient, and quite secure, spring-loaded mechanism where the weight of the speaker engages a set of teeth that locks the pivoting pole cup at a particular angle.
They're all cast ABS or some such plastic, and I certainly wouldn't put my Danleys on them, but they really work great in my application. They have lasted for about 15 years, so no complaints there.
I'd love to grab another pair for a second set of the same speakers. Unfortunately, Parts-Express seems to have sourced them originally from Eminence, and AFAIKT, they seem to be NLA. (https://www.parts-express.com/Eminence-Top-Hat-CH-Adjustable-Mount-290-670)
So the question is... is anyone aware of an alternate source for this, or something similar? Or better yet, something that looks like this, but is made of metal rather than plastic and rated for some real weight?
If the answer turns out to be crickets, I'll probably either go with these 'dual-angle' pole cups:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/232994189072?hash=item363f892f10:g:VxcAAOSwyWxb4HWu
Or spend 7 times as much on a pair of K&M 19674 angled pole adapters:
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KM19674--k-and-m-19674-speaker-tilt-adapter-black
But the ones I have now were pretty inexpensive, and work really well with my particular speakers in terms of keeping the center of gravity where I want it as the angle changes.
So any alternate sources/substitutions would be much appreciated,
Thanks!
Hmm... that is an obvious suggestion, but one that I admittedly haven't tried.
What I saw was that the last P.E. listing for the item was a "Clearance" page, and said NLA.
I then went to Eminience's page and couldn't find anything like it listed on their 'products' page.
But I didn't actually try calling or emailing them, which now that you mention it, kinda makes sense. Will do!
Thanks!
What I saw was that the last P.E. listing for the item was a "Clearance" page, and said NLA.
I then went to Eminience's page and couldn't find anything like it listed on their 'products' page.
But I didn't actually try calling or emailing them, which now that you mention it, kinda makes sense. Will do!
Thanks!
Success, and more info, thanks to everyone for the suggestions.
USSpeaker indeed has them. Shipping was surprisingly expensive ($25.50 for UPS ground), so I kept looking. By switching search engines, I found that Eminence really does sell them, and got a link to their product page. I ordered directly from them; $25 each, + $10 for UPS.
But for those in Europe, or pretty much anywhere outside US that might be interested... these are actually made/marketed by Adam Hall, and are called the SM707. I'd been wondering what the logo represented, now I know ;0)
You folks get to buy them for next to nothing ($10 USD/each): https://www.thomannmusic.com/adam_hall_sm707_boxenflansch.htm
Eminence gives these things a 55 lb. load rating. I personally wouldn't go near that limit unless the speaker had a really low center of gravity, or you have a way to get the cup mounted (e.g., deeply recessed) such that the mechanism's pivot point is somewhere fairly close to the speaker's vertical balance point.
USSpeaker indeed has them. Shipping was surprisingly expensive ($25.50 for UPS ground), so I kept looking. By switching search engines, I found that Eminence really does sell them, and got a link to their product page. I ordered directly from them; $25 each, + $10 for UPS.
But for those in Europe, or pretty much anywhere outside US that might be interested... these are actually made/marketed by Adam Hall, and are called the SM707. I'd been wondering what the logo represented, now I know ;0)
You folks get to buy them for next to nothing ($10 USD/each): https://www.thomannmusic.com/adam_hall_sm707_boxenflansch.htm
Eminence gives these things a 55 lb. load rating. I personally wouldn't go near that limit unless the speaker had a really low center of gravity, or you have a way to get the cup mounted (e.g., deeply recessed) such that the mechanism's pivot point is somewhere fairly close to the speaker's vertical balance point.
Glad you found them. Just a tip, when searching parts never assume a company lists everything they sell online. If you see it there, fine, but if you don't, CALL them.
