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Dogs and wobbly speakers

Hey folks.

Been having a few scares recently with the dogs and the speakers

Due to the layout of the house, right now, everything is pretty much where it has to be. Not much option on moving everything to another wall.

the LEFT speaker is near the entrance, and sometimes when i get home the dogs get too excited and bump the speaker, twice i have caught it on its way down.

the RIGHT speaker is near the stairs to the basement, a couple weeks ago the roomates girl was coming up the stairs and the dogs got excited and bumped the speaker, she caught it as it was fixin to fall down the stairs. God bless her.
Needless to say my speakers keep getting bumped and moved a centimeter here and there and i have to keep re-positioning them.

So fair i have been lucky, as the speakers have never actually hit the floor, somone has always caught em.

Obviously, something needs to happen, cause this aint cuttin it. I love my dogs and i love my speakers, so i have to find a way for them to exist in zen.

Currently the Jm Labs are bolted onto the stands, they will NOT come off, which is good or they woulda been all dinged up and dented by now.

Im toying with the idea of bolting the speakers to the floor. If you look at my virtual system you can see a pic of what i got going on here.

Currently, the speaker stands are spiked and sitting on top of granit slabs that have felt feet on the bottom to prevent them from scratching the floor.

Now, im really not too worried about damage to the floor from bolting them down, not like i am with potential scratches caused by spiked feet. I can repair 3-4 small holes in the ground a lot easier than a crapload of scratches caused by spiked feet.

Sonically, what should i expect from such an action? I wouldnt have to keep re-positioning them which would be nice, but if doing this will suck the life out of them i would rather try something else.

Any experience with having speakers bolted to the floor? Suggestions? Tips? Humerous storys? Monkey jokes?
slappy

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audiobugged
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Slappy, Grab a tube of Liquid Nails construction adhesive, glue the speakers to the stands, then the stands to the floor. Does wonders for vibration isolation, & really gives you a solid footprint/foundation! Or Build a cage around your system with chain-link fencing. Then I'd start playing a CD of a Dog with a bigger bark, which would keep them away?

I'M ONLY KIDDING!

Slappy, looking at your system, why don't you just move it over to the right another foot, or more?
audiobugged
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Slappy, Ceiling mount the speakers with 4 eye-hooks, & chains. Or just invest in 2 of those sex swings to craddle your speakers?
audiobugged
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Slappy,

I'm liking Rx8man's idea as you could also get rid of some of your Ex-Roomates/Ex-Fiance's parts this way, leaving more room in your freezer!

I would use cardboard sona-tubes to pour footings for decking, instead of trash cans, & then cut them off after it cures.

This would be a great driveway project, or garage project, as you don't really want to mix concrete inside.

Your stands look kinda low anyhow so take them to 24" with the concrete base attachment?

If you mix in a color tint into your concrete mix, it wouldn't require painting. You could make a templete of your stand base to insert threaded bolts before it fully sets up. Allowing you to just attach your stand to the concrete, instead of inserting them into the mix.

Mix in some glass beads, broken-up cd's, body parts, etc....
You could get really creative with this Idea! Go hit a Crafts store see, as these places are a hidden single guys oasis loaded with single women with time to kill to knit, sew, etc. You could wind up with more than just the dogs, running around the house if you use the Slappy spanish fly?

Good Luck, & Have Fun!!!
audiobugged
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Ellery911, Poor Lump needs 4 Lee's Press-On-Limbs just to take a leak! Don't give Slappy any ideas, as I think I saw the Ginsu Knives in a block on his kitchen counter in his System pic's? "Tough Enough to Cut through a Tail, & still slice a Tomato"! Oops, which could turn into another Slappy project just below....

http://www.claws-and-paws.com/furry/Unci/tail/index.shtml
audiobugged
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Telescope_trade, I'm Fine! I just did a fast Yahoo search to find something on the lines of a review for the DK Design Amps, & there it was!

See it could be worse, if WE weren't into HI-FI as a hobby? You could be like this guy, & spend the whole day running in circles chasing your own tail.

I think I might take your cure advice, buy a new pair of speakers anyhow just to be on the safe side?

Where is Slappy??? He's awefully quiet, did he get stuck in the Quick-Crete???
audiobugged
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Ellery911, I hope that Hot Chick has Arms & Legs? As you may have given Slappy idea's on how to get women not to wobble, & run away from him with your "Lump The Dog" link?
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