Importance of Good Speaker Stands?


I have a pair of decent speaker stands for my Wharfedale pacific evo 8 bookshelf speakers. Stands sit on on hardwood floor with rounded spikes underneath the base. The speakers themselves sit ontop of vibrapods for some sound dampening.

My question is this: I can, but have not filled my stands with steel shots and/or sand like I've read many do. Will this result in a noticable improvement and if so what does it do to the sound? Also, any recomendations on fill material and where to get it?

Thanks.
dmloring

Showing 2 responses by vandermeulen

I would try the fill like Jax2 suggested. With those particular speakers, I would look at your situation from a strict resonance control perspective. So true about the mom&pop example. The cat-piss issue can be rectified by LRTIGB (little round things in glass bottles). They equally work well as stink absorbers as well as quantOnium poopy eliminators.
Use sand, and bake. I live by the beach, and when I constructed a DIY platform for my TT, I used fine sand from the beach for the interior. Put it in a large bowl, and mix occasionaly to facilitate drying. Easy as pie.