Best stands for Proac Response 2

Stands are a significant extention of your speakers. Read my review on the Sistrum Mini Monitor Platfrom support system. Hopefully it'll explain the difference between isolating(decoupling) and coupling. I'm a coupler. Sand, lead, blu-tak, any absorbing material, do not fit into the coupling equation. Also: mixing the two, negates the principles/effects of coupling. The Sistrum stands, though pricey, deliver the goods and are well worth the $$. Go to audiopoints. com and ask for Robert. He be da man over there. They offer a money back guarentee if you're not happy. Can't beat that with a stick. peace, warren

Blu tak is not a coupler. Quite the contrary. It will act as glue would to hold your speakers to the stands. If that's what you think coupling is, forgeddabout it. The path from speaker to Earth must (if you want to couple) be free of ANY absorbing material. Yeah, the sand makes the stand heavy. One big fat resonant absorbing monster. Not what you want to do when coupling to the Earth. Ed, if you want to effectively couple your speakers to the stands, you should place the speakers on cones, coupled to the stands. Although you're mass loading with the sand or lead, at the same time you're absorbing all resonances: good and bad. The audiotweak (we will hear from him) explains it better. If you go to audiopoints.com and read their white paper, you'll better understand the principles of coupling. peace, warren