Loading speaker stands with?
Rehashing a common question, with a uncommon choice: I will be getting stand mounted speakers soon for a new listening room in my next house. I have always had floor standing speakers, but this room is small so smaller monitors just make sense. Obviously I will have them on stands. The question is do people load their speaker stands with dry sand or shot (or similar heavy dense materials) to stop resonance or to create weight for stability? I know the answer may be for both, but has anyone tried using foam packing peanuts jammed into the legs of the stand, and what were the results? I would guess it would soften any resonance from the metal legs, without creating a heavy, immovable tsand. Thanks for any feedback.
Agree with @ghdprentice about the steel shot. Look for S110, which is about 1/4 of a mm in diameter, or the even smaller S70. You can mix with silica sand (the white sandbox stuff) if desired. One vendor in Kansas (link). Lightweight packing foam may dampen ringing of the metal stand itself, but will probably not add to the overall vibration resistance. The weight from shot and/or sand should help lower the natural frequency of the combined components and stand system. |
I have a pair of Sound Anchor 3 leg stands that weigh about 50 lbs Ea. This is what the internet says - “Sound Anchor stands are factory-filled with a mix of heavy granular materials, primarily heavy sand and specialized steel shot, which are bound together by a hardened, proprietary epoxy/damping foam. This combination of mass and dense packing eliminates hollow tube ringing and isolates speaker vibrations.” What I’d also look at is some form of decoupling to either the speaker or the entire stand / speaker combo. Happy Listening, Mike B. |
I put my stands on Townshend podiums. For example. |
