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anyone ditch their metal speaker stands?

While cleaning up just recently. I was moving speakers and stands away from the wall just to get at that horrible dust bunnies that grow like tumble weed, I decided to place the speakers back in there determined spot{Sound Dynamics 300ti} and play some music while tiding up. I sat down and I was pleasantly surprised.I was enjoying the speakers while realizing less of a mechanical sounding presentation with more soul and body. The stands are rather heavy.And sand filled with the typical metal resting plate. Now I am confused to the point. Should I substitute them with what and have any audiogoners tried another avenue and ditched the metal? Thanks
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mapman
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Do whatever sounds best in your case. Nothing else really matters.
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mapman
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More so than mere height, orientation of tweeter matters. FOr example sometimes lower stands with slight upward tilt might work best to let the floor work best to reinforce bass, not smear the soundstage and still have proper exposure to the tweeter at the listening position, which may be direct exposure or not. Each case is a little different. DO whatever works best.

AN example in my case are my Triangle Titus XL speakers in my wife's sunroom. The isolating Isoacoustic stands I am using there now set up as shown in my corresponding system picture finally solved the problem in that room in all regards better than the high quality ear level metal Dynaudio stands I have tried in the past. THose work well as shown also in the other system picture with my Dynaudios in my office.
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