Re: Thanks to those who replied.

Posted by David Aiken (A) on March 12, 2007 at 23:07:38

In Reply to: Thanks to those who replied. posted by orpheus on March 12, 2007 at 18:52:32:

It may or may not be good. It's easy to test, however because one could try 'floating' the speaker on top of the sand and also on top of a solid plate closing the top of the stand and see which you prefer. Use something like double sided tap to secure the plate across the top of the stand for that part of the test in order to prevent it from moving. That probably won't be as good as gluing/screwing the plate down but it will be good enough to give you an idea of what that option sounds like.

Warning: for the 'floating on sand' option, and for the other option as well, you don't want the width and depth dimensions of the stand to exceed the width and depth dimensions of the speaker. That would introduce a lip around the edge of the speaker at stand height and that won't be good. What this means is that the internal dimensions of the opening at the top of the stand are going to be smaller than the speaker's width and depth so it won't fit inside the stand to sit on the stand. You are going to have to use a top plate on top of the sand and sit the speaker on top of that top plate. The top surface of the top plate will have to protrude slightly above the height of the top edges of the sides of the stand so that the speaker is resting on the top plate which in turn rests on the sand. If you don't do that, the speaker will sit on the top edges of the stand sides which won't give the sand based support you're trying to achieve.

David Aiken

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Topic - DIY speaker stands- Solid MDF or sand filled? - orpheus 10:47:58 03/10/07 (21)

Thanks to those who replied. - orpheus 18:52:32 03/12/07 (3)

No matter how tightly you pack the sand . . . - markrohr 04:22:17 03/13/07 (0)

Re: Thanks to those who replied. - David Aiken 23:07:38 03/12/07 (1)

That is exactly how I did it. - clifff 11:22:30 03/13/07 (0)

Whatever you use, make sure it allows air flow UNDER the speakers. (nt) - cheap-Jack 13:50:12 03/12/07 (11)

I don't understand why either, even if they are monitors... - orpheus 18:46:10 03/12/07 (0)

why? - clifff 16:16:12 03/12/07 (9)

We are talking about loudspeakers on stands. - cheap-Jack 19:07:11 03/12/07 (8)

I was not. nt - clifff 05:30:12 03/13/07 (0)

Not alwaysâ€¦ - David Aiken 22:57:24 03/12/07 (6)

Why not ask Brian about his speaker design physics. - cheap-Jack 08:33:06 03/13/07 (5)

Re: Why not ask Brian about his speaker design physics. - David Aiken 00:52:03 03/14/07 (4)

May I correct your arguments on your incorrect assumption. - cheap-Jack 08:45:43 03/14/07 (3)

Re: May I correct your arguments on your incorrect assumption. - David Aiken 14:14:45 03/14/07 (2)

Glad to be engaged in decent audio discussions with you. - cheap-Jack 09:04:44 03/15/07 (1)

Re: Glad to be engaged in decent audio discussions with you. - David Aiken 17:14:29 03/15/07 (0)

Sand fill is very convenient. - clifff 13:19:55 03/11/07 (0)

Re: DIY speaker stands- Solid MDF or sand filled? - newsjeff 13:07:14 03/11/07 (0)

Sand - want to mass-load the speakers - grailer 06:52:06 03/11/07 (0)

Re: DIY speaker stands- Solid MDF or sand filled? - David Aiken 13:06:19 03/10/07 (0)

Sand or lead shot would me my choice. - The Real Dick Hertz 11:57:52 03/10/07 (0)

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Re: Thanks to those who replied. - David Aiken 23:07:38 03/12/07 (1)

That is exactly how I did it. - clifff 11:22:30 03/13/07 (0)

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