Looking for some decent stands for your speakers? Here’s a neat, versatile option
Speaker stands | £169 | whf.cm/Nexxus600
The most appealing thing about Atacama’s Nexxus range of speaker stands is how modular and versatile they are. You have multiple choices of stand heights and top-plate sizes to accommodate a vast range of standmount speaker types, which means you shouldn’t have a problem finding a speaker stand entirely tailored to your speakers’ dimensions and weight.
Atacama has form when it comes to making speaker stands. The British company’s Moseco 6 has been winning What Hi-Fi?’s Best speaker stands Award for nearly a decade. Can the Nexus 600 Essential impress us enough to replace its stablemate on the podium?
A design with options
Built in the UK, the Nexxus 600 Essential speaker stands are designed for small- to medium-sized speakers. It is a minimalist metal design that is available in the standard satin-black finish of our review sample or, for an additional £20, in diamond white.
There are two 51mm-wide support tubes, and a 5mm-thick ‘laser cut shield design’ base plate (measuring 260mm x 365mm). The 130mm x 170mm top plate comes as standard, but you can also choose from four larger top-plate sizes to better accommodate your speakers.
Our review sample pair comes with the next step up – 160mm x 220mm sized top plates – which cost an extra £30 over the standard pack. In total, the Nexxus 600 Essential stands we are reviewing here cost £169.98.
If you are opting for one of the larger top plates, Atacama recommends you attach the unused standard top plate to the base plate underneath to increase the stands’ “low down” mass for better stability. It’s a clever arrangement (and also means you won’t lose the original top plates if you need them later).
The Nexxus 600 stands can support speakers weighing up to 15kg each. Not only is this more capable than the previous Nexxus generation (which topped out at 8.4kg each), but it is also generous enough to accommodate most standmount speaker sizes – from as small as the Elac Debut ConneX and KEF LS50 Meta to the deeper Q Acoustics Concept 30 and B&W 705 S3 speakers.
Overall the stands are built well – rigid, sturdy and secure. Carpet spikes and spike shoes are included, while domed gel pads are also provided to go on the top plate. These are to ensure your speaker cabinet finish isn’t scratched by the metal top plate,
