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Decoupling monitors from a dresser?


What's up, ever-helpful Sages of Sound? I was hoping I could get some advice.

Back-story: I recently moved into a new place, and am shuffling around components. I used to have a 5.1 setup in a room at my fraternity, with the main transport being my computer. Now I'm in an apartment, with the theater in the living room plus a DVD player, and my computer in my bedroom. I've decided to take the rear channels (a pair of Paradigm Titans) and make them into a two-channel setup in the bedroom by hooking them to the computer via an old-but-new NAD receiver. The only practical place to put the speakers in the room is on top of a dresser. While this will be full of clothes to muffle any effects, I'm still worried there will be some resonances induced in the dresser by the Titans.

Real Question: If resonances are noticeable, what's the best way to decouple the titans from the dresser, without lifting them too high off the surface? Cheaper is better, since being a grad student in NYC isn't conducive to writing large checks.

Thanks!
afranke

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herman
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In my experience monitors work best when sitting on very heavy, very rigid stands which keeps them from moving about in response to the woofer moving. Anything that would decouple the monitors from the dresser would also essentially allow them to float above the dresser, which is the exact opposite of sitting on very heavy, very rigid stands.

Nothing is a definite in this hobby but you are probably better off having them coupled to the dresser. If it resonates perhaps you could glue strips of wood to the inside surfaces.
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