filling speaker stands?

ohskigod
ohskigod Posts: 6,502
edited February 2006 in Speakers
just to refresh, I got some Dayton speaker stands that I can fill. I was going to use sand? but should I use sand and lead shot?

I was thinking just put lead shot on the bottom (lower center of gravity) then cap off with sand.

any thoughts? never filled stands before.

got these to put under the LSi9's I'll using while I tweak the Carver's
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited February 2006
    It depends on how much weight you'd like to add. Lead shot, of course, is much heavier than sand. Unless you've got a huge fillable area sand doesn't really add all that much weight but it's better than nothing. You could use coins and make a piggy bank out of them. Kitty litter has also been mentioned, as when my poor Sparkles disappeared leaving a shitload of kitty litter in his wake, no puns intended :( Having said that, I just used sand in mine and I think it worked fine.
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  • pjdami
    pjdami Posts: 1,894
    edited February 2006
    Audio Advisor carries some stuff called Apollo Sound Bytes. Made of small stainless discs. 22 lbs for $49. I don't see it on their website but it is in the new catalog page 27.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    Lead shot is king in my book. 25lbs. for $20.00 at any Pro Bass Shop, probably at Wal-Mart too. Use heavy latex gloves when handling.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    I concur with the lead shot idea, it's not that expensive.

    Heavy gloves when handling? :) Thanks Mr. Safety.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited February 2006
    I have some PE stands and filled them with sand. It didn't make any difference whatsoever and didn't add very much weight to them, so I wouldn't recommend it. Eventually, I'll replace the sand with lead shot. If you decide to use lead shot, please post your results. Thanks.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited February 2006
    What if you used lead shot and then added sand to fill any gaps created by the lead? I'm not sure what size shot you guys are talking about using so it might not make enough of a difference to be worth the hassel.

    I would think pennies might rattle a little, whereas lead and sand seem to be quite absorbant and dead.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,746
    edited February 2006
    #5 shot is very small, not much in the way of gaps to fill, but nothing says you can't do both.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited February 2006
    #5 or #6 lead shot, $16.99 a bag at Gander Mountain. I fill only about a third of the column. It seemed to me that when I filled the entire column that the weight was too high and made them top heavy. Filling only the bottom third seemed to anchor them better and the weight was bottom heavy like it should be. With a third of the columns filled, they are heavy enough it seemed.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    That's where I get my shot, Gander Mtn.
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited February 2006
    allright, will go with lead. I might roll with lead on the botton, sand on the top. I thought of the low center of gravity issue dkg brought up.
    I was worried the lead would rattle if not mixed thooroughly with sand. seems that is not the case. that was my biggest worry. thanx for the help guys
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    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

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    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited February 2006
    F1nut wrote:
    Use heavy latex gloves when handling.

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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited February 2006
    my apollo oz6's are just filled with sand. they have quite a large central (slightly thinner than a drain pipe.)tube that's heavy enought with sand in it. lead would proberly be better.

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