ggg557 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Good day all, what are the pros and cons for the different methods to secure a bookshelf speaker to it's stand. I have been using blu tack for a long time as it helps prevent mishaps and accidents such as accidentally toppling the speaker from the stand. However from sound quality point of view, which do you think is best and why? Stay safe and have a great day! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FG Chong Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 A proper stand is always the best solution for bookshelf speaker. Due to lack of space, I used my spare footers to support each speaker, it sounded much better than using blu tack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg557 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 hours ago, fgchong said: A proper stand is always the best solution for bookshelf speaker. Due to lack of space, I used my spare footers to support each speaker, it sounded much better than using blu tack. Yes no doubt a proper stand is always the best. What I meant to ask was, what is the best medium to place between speakers & speaker stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerfan88 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) i use those square rubber feet, attached to both speaker & stand, offset by a small gap (meaning the speaker rubber square does not directly sit on top of stand rubber square). No wobble, no sliding. ps: the stand was spiked to the floor via coins. It worked well and sounded good. Edited May 27, 2021 by Boxerfan88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr11 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 i use stuff from herbie's fat dot, for between stand and speakers, compared to some stuff here considered very cheap. they are also quite grippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg557 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, zephyr11 said: i use stuff from herbie's fat dot, for between stand and speakers, compared to some stuff here considered very cheap. they are also quite grippy. Are the herbie's dots a soft compound similar to rubber? In such cases, wouldn that muddy the sound due to movement of the speaker cone which will cause the speaker to rock and smear timing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest francishuang Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) 32 minutes ago, ggg557 said: Are the herbie's dots a soft compound similar to rubber? In such cases, wouldn that muddy the sound due to movement of the speaker cone which will cause the speaker to rock and smear timing? That would depend on how vibration free is the speaker cabinet. It will help damp a resonating speaker cabinet better. Over damp or unable to transfer out energy from the cone movements of a speaker which cabinet is quite vibration free. Spikes, pucks or blu tac, its equipment, systems, preference dependant. Edited May 28, 2021 by francishuang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr11 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, ggg557 said: Are the herbie's dots a soft compound similar to rubber? In such cases, wouldn that muddy the sound due to movement of the speaker cone which will cause the speaker to rock and smear timing? i am using the regular fat dot, which actually is quite hard, apparently can take weights of up to . bass tightened, imaging clearer. this results are vs original (basic foam footers on the stands). each piece can take quite a bit of weight (20kg or more if i rem right). i've seen ppl using iso stands between stands AND speakers, i have those for another set of bookshelves which i am using on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg557 Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 58 minutes ago, zephyr11 said: i am using the regular fat dot, which actually is quite hard, apparently can take weights of up to . bass tightened, imaging clearer. this results are vs original (basic foam footers on the stands). each piece can take quite a bit of weight (20kg or more if i rem right). i've seen ppl using iso stands between stands AND speakers, i have those for another set of bookshelves which i am using on the table. I see, glad you have good results using them! Care to share how the iso acoustics stands perform? I'm actually keen on using the iso pucks between the speaker and stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr11 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) the iso stands i have are the basic plastic ones, they look a bit more spartan but work very well, i really recommend them, you just need to be sure to check the weight limit, per puck, and also make sure the total weight is 10% less than what the pucks can take. a lot of people miss this part, and wonder why theirs don't work as well as they should. Edited May 31, 2021 by zephyr11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg557 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 10 hours ago, zephyr11 said: the iso stands i have are the basic plastic ones, they look a bit more spartan but work very well, i really recommend them, you just need to be sure to check the weight limit, per puck, and also make sure the total weight is 10% less than what the pucks can take. a lot of people miss this part, and wonder why theirs don't work as well as they should. Well noted. Thanks for your input & advice bro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsen Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 May I interest you with this footers from HK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephyr11 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 ^^^^^^^^^ i'm using cold ray ceramic under my tt, should be similar? i also used mini iso pucks prior to the cr ceramic, that did make the music feel slightly behind the speakers, ever so slightly less defined, while cr ceramic sounded nearer, ever so slightly crisper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) I'm currently using my own version of the similar design derived from my spare TAOC spikes plates. My footers with precious stones. Edited June 2, 2021 by Jsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggg557 Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Jsen said: I'm currently using my own version of the similar design derived from my spare TAOC spikes plates. My footers with precious stones. Wow must be expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsen Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, ggg557 said: Wow must be expensive Not at all if you know where to buy? Edited June 3, 2021 by Jsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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