speaker stand material

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Lynxo
Lynxo Posts: 7
edited June 2011 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Hi,

do you have any suggestions for some material that is good at gripping to put between the speaker stand and speaker?

it's for temporary setup, so I don't want to use Blu Tac.

thanks
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  • Ace944gs
    Ace944gs Posts: 110
    edited May 2011
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    You could use the rubber-grid stuff they sell to line kitchen/bath drawers.

    http://www.amazon.com/Grip--Shelf-Drawer-Liner-Black/dp/B000KFSOFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305157083&sr=8-1

    It's cheap, you can cut it easily to fit the size of the speaker + stand, and it has decent grip while keeping it temporary. The pics even show it being used to keep a cell phone on the dash of a car.

    I've never used Blu Tac, but I always thought that stuff was designed to be easily removable?
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,639
    edited May 2011
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    Go to Wal-Mart. In the paper, notebooks....school supplies area. Look for packs of thin dark brown cork. Cut to fit the top of your stand, secure with a few drops of hot glue.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Lynxo
    Lynxo Posts: 7
    edited May 2011
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    both are great ideas. they are low cost items and both worth a try. I will pick some up! maybe sandwich the 2 for some decoupling? :biggrin:

    too bad there is no standard for monitor speaker mounting threads and speaker stands, there should be like VESA tv mounts.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,546
    edited May 2011
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    I use the cork "dots" on my stands---works well (grips) and doesn't mess with the finish on my speakers. They're adhesive backed and come in a number of diameters.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • victor. askew
    victor. askew Posts: 50
    edited June 2011
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    + 2 om the soft rubber tool drawer liner. I went a step futher and have used 3m auto rubberized window/ weather stripping adheasive to mount the Craftsmen drawer liner to all of my stands. The spkr will not slide at all and is completely decoupled from the stand. I have no intention of removal so I used the strongest bond I could find.:wink:
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  • 20hz
    20hz Posts: 636
    edited June 2011
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    Ace944gs wrote: »
    You could use the rubber-grid stuff they sell to line kitchen/bath drawers.

    http://www.amazon.com/Grip--Shelf-Drawer-Liner-Black/dp/B000KFSOFI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305157083&sr=8-
    I've never used Blu Tac, but I always thought that stuff was designed to be easily removable?

    that grid stuff is great but I used it on a pair of homebuilt moniter 5's it ended up etching the finish badely I would have to refish them, next time I will try the cork ..
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited June 2011
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    Blu-Tack.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited June 2011
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    dorokusai wrote: »
    Blu-Tack.
    You had to say the bad words the OP dreaded! :eek::wink:
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited June 2011
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    Ooop, I didn't even notice. Sorry, please disregard but it works great for me.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Slaine777
    Slaine777 Posts: 78
    edited June 2011
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    I use a Loctite Fun-Tak. It is remarkable similar to a product the OP doesn't want to use and can be found at Wal-mart for about $2.
    *Loctite Fun-Tak*
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