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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.

cooperdude6
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For all of the folks fretting about lead, it's only dangerous if you - 

a) ingest it, so don't eat it, don't let your kids eat it, and

b) sand it or saw it, creating fine dust that's easily inhaled, this can be deadly

I've built for decades, and have taken EPA approved courses (8 hours) every four years for quite a while now, relating to working on homes that contain lead paint.

The average citizen hasn't been able to buy lead paint since it was banned in 1978.

Every highway bridge and naval vessel are painted and repainted with lead paint, however. And lead itself continues to be used in a multitude of ways.  

kennyc
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Like kitty litter, don’t forgot to periodically change the sand when it wears out;)

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ghdprentice
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@thecarpathian 

!smileyyes

mitch2
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Lead has a specific gravity almost 50% greater than steel and it should work great but most people no longer want to mess with it due to health and environmental concerns. Enclosed it should be fine.
Pea stone will not be as effective at turning kinetic energy into heat as will steel or lead shot, or sand, and so it will not be as effective at damping vibrations.

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