I have been running my Isobariks for quite some time with coins between the speakers and the stands. As I remember it, they removed some muddle from the bass, and cleaned the sound up nicely.
I had also thought this in a friend's system (although he didn't like it). Last night, myself & Juan Zenuff revisited him, and we re-tried it ahain.
I was surprised to find that I didn't like it with the coins. The sound became much more superficial, and thickened up, and also had a nasty edge. In fact, ther reverse of what I remember.
Of course, I now want to try this in my system.
Problem is that my speakers have such deep indentations where the front spikes should go, that they simply rest on the pillars and the mini-spikes don't even touch the wood.
I need to fill the bottoms of the speakers, (wood filler, or some such) so that the spikes have something to rest on. Of course, whatever I use will need to cope with a weight of 40kg+ without the spikes immediately sinking in.
Any suggestions, anyone?
cheers, Martin
Posted on: 22 December 2001 by Martin Payne
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Originally posted by Martin Payne:
I took a couple of 1p pieces, and placed a 5mm thick layer of araldite on top....
By this evening it will have had 36 hours to set, and I will leave the test pieces in place overnight. If this test is passed...
Test has been passed. After 36 hours drying, then 12 hours in place - minor indentations only:-
(Aplogies for my inability to use Macro mode on the camera).
The spike would dig a similar amount into bare wood, so I think this may be a similar hardness, and therefore quite an ideal material.
Thanks again for everybody's help.
cheers, Martin
Posted on: 22 December 2001 by Mick P
Chaps
Can anyone think of a good reason why I could not arrange for a local glasier to make a sheet of 10mm glass slightly larger than the footprint of the Isobarik and put the glass on the top spikes of the Linn stand and then rest the Briks on the glass.
A sort of Mana-Linn hybrid.
The principal would be the speaker resting on a sheet of glass which is supported by spikes on a metal frame which is also supported by spikes.
Its so easy, someone must have done it, so has anyone heard about it or something similar.
Regards
MP/Parrana
Posted on: 23 December 2001 by Martin Payne
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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
ChapsCan anyone think of a good reason why I could not arrange for a local glasier to make a sheet of 10mm glass slightly larger than the footprint of the Isobarik and put the glass on the top spikes of the Linn stand and then rest the Briks on the glass.
Mick,
the bottom of the Isobariks are nowhere near flat enough to get a decent contact between the speaker & the glass.
OTOH, if it was completely flat, then this would give you the exact opposite of the spike effect - instead of making the tiniest possible contact (four points), you are making the largest possible one, 38cmx40cm.
I think Mana put some sort of soft feet between the glass & the speaker.
cheers, Martin
Posted on: 27 December 2001 by Mick P
Chaps
I shall be taking possession of a pair of s/h Mana stands, hopefully, at the end of January.
If they sound half as good as what I have been told, then I shall be delerious with delight.
I still reckon your average Mana is bloody ugly, but the Linn Isobarik stand, is in all fairness, bloody ugly as well. So in this rare instance, Mana may well beautify the speakers.
I must admit the Isobariks sound good and it has tempted me to go for NBL's at a later date as evidently they have the brik sound, but to an enhanced degree.
I think I need a pair of 135's at least before going down that little route.
I shall let you know how I get on with the Mana.
Regards
Mick
