Screws on speaker stands - really?
phipiper10
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I got some speaker stands a while back when I bought my used monitors. There are screws coming through the top plate that I imagine are supposed to be used to screw in the the speakers?? Of course I don't have them protruding through the plate.
Right now I have mini puck "things" at each corner covering these hole and the speaker rests on these.
Does anyone actually screw these things into their speakers? That just doesn't seem right or am I misunderstanding the purpose of these things?
Right now I have mini puck "things" at each corner covering these hole and the speaker rests on these.
Does anyone actually screw these things into their speakers? That just doesn't seem right or am I misunderstanding the purpose of these things?
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It's a liability thing. If you don't, and your $10,000 speakers fall off, they say, "We told you to use screws."
You're screwed either way.
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Those are used as isolation points and can be used to tilt the speaker up or down. They are not meant to screw into your speaker.Political Correctness'.........defined
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I use a double sided foam tape to secure my speakers to the stand.
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My speakers aren't goin anywhere - If the speakers go over the stands will be sure to follow. I've read lot's of people using lot's of things for isolation but a pointy screw for on wooden cabinet seems screwy.
I can't imagine anyone here not putting something between the screw and the cabinet if they were attempting to use for isolation purposes. If you do this then what's the point of the screw?
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Those are used as isolation points and can be used to tilt the speaker up or down. They are not meant to screw into your speaker.
That's what I get when I answer based on my own reference point. Just installed some wall mount brackets that also included small screws, even though the speakers are clamped VERY tightly. I guess it depends on he application. In certain cases, might it be advantageous to firmly affix speakers to stands for better SQ, not just for stability/security? -
I've read lot's of people using lot's of things for isolation but a pointy screw for on wooden cabinet seems screwy.
I can't imagine anyone here not putting something between the screw and the cabinet if they were attempting to use for isolation purposes. If you do this then what's the point of the screw?
It's not screwy at all, minimal contact is the point. Putting something between the point and the bottom of your speaker defeats the purpose. Besides, it's the bottom, who cares.In certain cases, might it be advantageous to firmly affix speakers to stands for better SQ
No.Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Ok, thanks. I get it.
Anyone here have naked screws poking into their cabinets?
Seems like an uncommon practice and unwise if you ever intend to part ways with your speakers.Analog Source: Rega P3-24 Exact 2 w/GT delrin platter & Neo TT-PSU Digital Source: Lumin T2 w/Roon (NUC) DAC: Denafrips Pontus II Phono Preamp: Rega Aria MK3 Preamp: Rogue RP-7 Amp: Pass X150.8 Speakers: Joseph Audio Perspective 2, Audio Physic Tempo Plus Cables: Morrow M4 ICs & Audio Art SC-5 ePlus, Shunyata PCs Misc: Shunyata Hydra Delta D6, VTI rack, GIK acoustic panels -
I use a double sided foam tape to secure my speakers to the stand.mdaudioguy wrote: »In certain cases, might it be advantageous to firmly affix speakers to stands for better SQ, not just for stability/security?
Absolutely the wrong thing to do. You want to decouple your speakers from the stand for one thing so you don't introduce airborne vibrations into the speaker from the stand which will cause all kinds of resonance nasties. -
Joe, how do you keep the speakers from falling or getting knocked off the stand?
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Seems like an uncommon practice and unwise if you ever intend to part ways with your speakers.
It is a very common practice for both speakers and gear. You'll often see a comment in a for sale ad that the item has marks on the bottom from using isolation points and is not considered a negative. Again, it's on the bottom and who cares.Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Joe, how do you keep the speakers from falling or getting knocked off the stand?
Do you have very young children or wild dogs?Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
Do you have very young children or wild dogs?
I have a very active household, but I could work out some sort of barrier.
What method would you use to secure the speaker to the stand? -
Joe, how do you keep the speakers from falling or getting knocked off the stand?
If you have the speakers planted in place with good spikes on the stands, unless someone bangs into it, it will stay in place.Do you have very young children or wild dogs?
LOL!!! That was going to be my next response. I don't have young children but I do have a big dog, capable of knocking over my monoliths. However, the first time he got near them I freaked out on him and now he gives them a wide berth. That freak out occured over fours years ago and he still doesn't go near them.
In my little guys room, I have a set of Yamaha bookshelfs on stands with small spikes. Again, unless you bang into them they stay in place. He's 13 now and with all the crap in his room they've never hit the ground. -
I have a very active household, but I could work out some sort of barrier.
What method would you use to secure the speaker to the stand?
Which speakers are we talking about Jimmy? Also what are the dimensions of the top platform of the stand? -
In that case Jimmy, I can understand your concern. I don't have that concern. That said, the monitors in my office rig are heavy and the stands have 25 pounds of lead shot at the bottom of each column (with room for considerably more), so it would take a lot to knock them over.
Are your stands mass loaded?Political Correctness'.........defined
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President of Club Polk -
In that case Jimmy, I can understand your concern. I don't have that concern. That said, the monitors in my office rig are heavy and the stands have 25 pounds of lead shot at the bottom of each column (with room for considerably more), so it would take a lot to knock them over.
Are your stands mass loaded?
That's where I was going with the question above Jimmy. -
The LSIfx on a VTI metal stand, filled with sand, the top plate is 6" x 8". Right now I have the speaker secured to the stand with 4-1" square pieces of Heavy duty double sided foam tape.
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The LSIfx on a VTI metal stand, filled with sand, the top plate is 6" x 8". Right now I have the speaker secured to the stand with 4-1" square pieces of Heavy duty double sided foam tape.
I don't know how much the LSIfx weigh or the shape but I have my RT/FX which are very light and triangular in shape on stands but they are not in accessable areas so I don't have to worry about them. -
I take it those are your rear surrounds and in that case I don't think you need to concern yourself with isolation as one would with mains.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Thanks guys, I agree, with the surrounds, for me, it's better to be safe rather than sorry I didn't secure the speaker.
If they were my main speaker, are you suggesting just setting them on the stand? -
I don't know if I made myself clear in my last post Jimmy but I don't use any type of decoupling on the RT/FX speakers. They are just simply setting on the platforum with their rubber feet touching the platform. As Jesse said above, and I agree, there is no need to isoloate them as they don't perform the same task as the fronts and IMHO are just sound effect devices.
To answer your question about your mains, I would spike them and set them firmly on the platform of your stands and spike the stands as well. Your fronts should be heavy enough to take a bit of nudging without any fear of them falling off. Just my opinion here.
