Stand damping
Posted by: Wiltshireman on 06 July 2003
Has anyone any experience/advice on stand damping using lead, sand or whatever? a friend has just had made a pair of granite stands for for his Gale speakers (cost £680). They vibrate a little but they incorporate a hole in the back for extra damping to be added. Neither of us has any experience of such things and would appreciate any advice and tips.
Posted on: 06 July 2003 by Onthlam
Try 7.5 lead shot. Works a treat!
Small enough to fit into any small hole.
Marc
Posted on: 07 July 2003 by Tuan
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Originally posted by Marc Newman:
Try 7.5 lead shot. Works a treat!
Small enough to fit into any small hole.
Marc
Same here. I use lead shot filled to the top for my R3 (Reference Target series). They are extremely heavy.
Posted on: 07 July 2003 by woody
Andy,
Are you serious? Frying pans etc?
Sand-pit sand is dry when purchased - a lot less messy!
- A
Posted on: 07 July 2003 by ErikL
Playground sand, as opposed to other varieties, is the way to go unless you want a biology project in your stands. It comes dry and is filtered free of insects, cigarette butts, and condom wrappers.
Posted on: 08 July 2003 by Wiltshireman
Much obliged all. I will pass this on and will report back as and when, might take a while so will post a new thread when the time comes. Many thanks.
Posted on: 08 July 2003 by garyi
Another tip is to stuff a bin liner into the hole first then fill that up, it will then protect the inside of the stand and is easier to empty.
Not that I can see much damage coming to granite stands, but it was usefull for me old actecamas as they were metal.
Posted on: 09 July 2003 by Onthlam
I have seen both sand and Lead used together.
The shot is first put in and left to settle for
a few hours. Next fine grain sand is put in very slowly and shaken down to fill the area the shot has not filled. A bit overkill. It does add more weight to the stand...
Marc
