+1 for Sound Anchor.
Recently set up some Omega speakers on SA stands. I used Stack Audio component idolaters under the stands. Big improvement heard by all 3 of us.
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.
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Steel shot used for abrasive blasting media uses the SAE J444 grading system where the number in the designation represents the nominal diameter of the shot in ten-thousandths of an inch. So S-110 represents 0.0110 inches, which is 0.279 mm, or just a bit over a quarter of a mm. FWIW, Sound Anchors uses sand to partially fill their stands. I have owned a bunch of them and they have always worked great for me. |
Another solution, is to keep the speakers lower, tilt them back, and aim the tweeter up to your seated ear height. These tilted stands were an option for KLH speakers back in the day.
Small, or, my very large speakers are lower than floor standers, and tilted back, a 1-1/2" block raising the front is enough to aim the tweeter. The KLH Stands, or a variation of them, would work well with my Vintage AR-2ax Speakers. Many vintage speakers, like my AR-2ax, many JBL’s, perhaps some HLH have level controls to help you refine the sound IN YOUR SPACE, many are easy to rehab, or find a pair already restored. https://www.audiogon.com/systems/10092 ////////////////////////////////////// If very small speakers, IF you tilt them back a bit, you could have a medium height stand, when filled with shot would be solid, but not too heavy compared to a taller stand, speakers not tilted.
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The use of sand or lead is to reduce the possibility of ringing in the stand, but also to add weight to link them to the floor. It would help if the speakers are constructed solidly, so that vibrations are not emitted. Without knowing what brand of speaker you are using, it is hard to make a definite recommendation. B |
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