Re: sand in speaker stands????

Posted by Wordsmith on August 4, 2001 at 16:55:54

In Reply to: sand in speaker stands???? posted by zootoot77 on August 4, 2001 at 16:14:52:

Filling the stands is certainly a good idea. It should dampen vibrations in the stand but not harm the sound from the speakers. I mixed lead-shot and sand for additional stability and dampening, and I believe that many others do the same. If you do use the combination you will find that the sand (and probably the shot) could take a while and a bit of stand-shaking -tapping to settle, much like cereal in a box. The sand fills in the gaps between the lead.

I spent some time shaking my stands to make the filling settle, and found that it can take quite a while for it to settle fully. You will find that if you want to fill the stands it won't be a "tip it in and use them" procedure. IF you want to fill the stands to the brim, I suggest filling to about a third, shaking etc and using them for a day or two, repeating the exercise to two-thirds full, and them to the top after another few days. Even after that you may have to give them a top-up. You may find that the sound changes as you fill them.

I also found that after putting the speakers in place that more settling occurred as the vibrations from the speakers affected the contents.

BUT, it is most important to use clean, bug- and litter-free sand, which has no moisture in it. I gather that in the U.S. you can get specially-cleaned sand from toy-shops or similar. I wonder if the sand for swimming-pool filters may also be suitable. Also check for possible leak-holes so that you don't end up with little mounds of sand around the stands.

If you try it hopefully you will hear a cleaner sound, with firmer bass, better soundsage and less smearing.

Best regards,
Wordsmith

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Topic - sand in speaker stands???? - zootoot77 16:14:52 08/04/01 (21)

Re: sand in speaker stands???? - Supergrass 04:33:43 08/05/01 (0)

Re: The idea, as I see it (other than stablility) is to... - DeKay 18:09:31 08/04/01 (11)

Wow! - John K 06:51:56 08/05/01 (10)

Re: Removing the shot is a bitch. - DeKay 15:44:37 08/05/01 (4)

Are you guys sure you cant unscrew the bottom plate? nt - PabloP 20:25:36 08/05/01 (1)

Re: Yup, there is no bottom plate. (nt) - DeKay 00:33:28 08/06/01 (0)

Re: Removing the shot is a bitch. - John K 17:14:38 08/05/01 (1)

Re: 1" sounds easy. - DeKay 18:00:29 08/05/01 (0)

Re: Wow! - PabloP 09:48:27 08/05/01 (0)

Re: Wow! - hifitommy 08:03:46 08/05/01 (0)

Re: Wow! - John K 08:33:29 08/05/01 (1)

Re: Wow! - Cetaele 08:39:49 08/05/01 (0)

Re: Wow! - Muzikmike 08:19:43 08/05/01 (0)

Re: Wow! - hifitommy 12:00:44 08/05/01 (0)

Is lead shot as good or better than sand? <nt> - Eagle 17:07:39 08/04/01 (3)

Re: Is lead shot as good or better than sand? <nt> - Mr Vinyl 12:45:08 08/05/01 (1)

Yes, it helps... thanks!<nt> - Eagle 17:18:28 08/05/01 (0)

lead shot by itself can vibrate, which is not good (nt) - Cetaele 17:08:44 08/04/01 (0)

Re: sand in speaker stands???? - Wordsmith 16:55:54 08/04/01 (0)

Re: sand in speaker stands???? - Steve_D 20:16:19 08/04/01 (0)

Re: sand in speaker stands???? - Cetaele 16:55:14 08/04/01 (0)

yep. just do it. <nt> - kuma 16:21:57 08/04/01 (0)

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Re: sand in speaker stands???? - Wordsmith 16:55:54 08/04/01 (0)

Re: sand in speaker stands???? - Steve_D 20:16:19 08/04/01 (0)

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