OK...
Filling the lovans is a great tweek.. It does however make them weigh a ton!! I use a fine silicone/glass powder that is more dense than sand.. I do not like lead shot due to the fact that it does not completely fill the tubes there is still air between the shot... A fine grain sand or non soluable substance is the way to go...
To further enhance the lovan shelves.. I have bought extra shelves and put vibrapods between the bases This is a great isolation tweek... I do however, like the factory steel spikes.. and the hardware...
As far as shelf modification.. i have fabricated shelves out of 1/2 inch mdf and contoured them to match the factory shelves for my monoblocks... This was a nice improvement but labor intensive.. and painting them requires an expert or alot of patience with wetsanding and repainting...
You can check out my setup at this agon address
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vopin&1022936456&view
Good luck...
Joe
Filling the lovans is a great tweek.. It does however make them weigh a ton!! I use a fine silicone/glass powder that is more dense than sand.. I do not like lead shot due to the fact that it does not completely fill the tubes there is still air between the shot... A fine grain sand or non soluable substance is the way to go...
To further enhance the lovan shelves.. I have bought extra shelves and put vibrapods between the bases This is a great isolation tweek... I do however, like the factory steel spikes.. and the hardware...
As far as shelf modification.. i have fabricated shelves out of 1/2 inch mdf and contoured them to match the factory shelves for my monoblocks... This was a nice improvement but labor intensive.. and painting them requires an expert or alot of patience with wetsanding and repainting...
You can check out my setup at this agon address
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vopin&1022936456&view
Good luck...
Joe