Reducing Resonance Between Speakers and Stands – Need Advice

All of the above…add mass to your stands or upgrade to a more structurally inert stand. Mate the speaker to the stand with sorbothane sheeting (AudioQuest sells a sheet that can be cut to treat a pair of speakers) and if budget allows, invest in Gaia feet.  If on a carpet, IsoAcoustics has carpet piercing spikes that go under the Gaias.

The cheap version is Monoprice Monolith stands, play sand filled baggies, and Blu Tack mounting putty.

Link to BluTak (best to use tiny pea sized balls that will flatten out - less is more).

https://www.amazon.com/Blu-Tack-S050Q-Reusable-Adhesive-75g/dp/B001FGLX72/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y-l2ZZTLaNIjTmWMnNLgeAcGl2TgChv-HUicIuXFNgIRfyYX8lVxm4WeQ4hoAJs69YXWosJh2Yibli8_ZJn0ehlZxkeZlvSUN1q_4lfGP7hCsnghTfTG-7rPSMcUefCC9CoVVAnrrxz0o7aajUPMZbW2Ei-uPR_JqGyDeT_iJMNGMQf0qmDWu_pQ93C2DVwcBiZTrWk7fhLYLX65ZjqkMpFr46scMrShvyuwgR5PmgbipzZA1uE9rZQmRbNhuD47h3iwIUhPuclexLC653QMeJjbW78s8hxdQSO46l8UK54.7ovrW6r4maksCqAnlB30CPjX_S7xdQXGK9S7gZ8uCfU&dib_tag=se&keywords=blue+tack&qid=1763326423&sr=8-1

DeKay

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Townshend are superior to Isoacoustics Gaia

Could someone explain why a soft material like Blu-Tack or Sorbothane sheets might be better between a stand and a speaker than an acoustic isolator like IsoAcoustics? I’m still new to this hobby, but my intuition tells me that something soft like Blu-Tack would mellow the sound, while something like IsoAcoustics helps the sound detach from the speaker without introducing distortion from stand vibrations.

FWIT , I used the soberthane blue dots that came with my Sound Anchor stands and they damaged the cabinets on my speakers and also damaged the finish on the Sound Anchor stands. I currently use Townsends Isolation platforms. If you can afford Joseph Pulsars get some comparable stands. Search my history and read the thread I have about not using spikes. There are at least a half dozen manufacturers to consider for speaker isolation. The only better quality speaker stand I have personal experience with is Sound Anchor. But don’t use blue dots and do use some kind of seismic isolation. The Townsends are pricy but the improvement I experienced IS outstanding. Happy Hunting , Mike B.