I have found that the interface between the speaker and stand may have a profound influence on the sound. Sometimes not and you need to experiment. With my Harbeth SHL5s on Skylan stands, I preferred a hard interface such as Herbies Ebony Domes, althought this would be dangerous with small children as the speaker could be knocked off the stand too easily. I ended up with 4 casino chips, which gave a good balance of stability and sound. With my Opera Callas monitors, blu-tak sounded best and was extremely stable. A painter knocked one over and the speaker and stand stayed together when I grabbed it before it fell. Like anything else, you really have to experiment.
Securing Monitors to a stand
I just got done with my latest DIY project, building Speaker monitors.
They are bigger and heavier than most standard size monitors and though the stands that are used are solid and the speakers sit on them firmly, a good bump may topple them.
I am presently using Herbies Big Fat Dots under the speakers, but they don’t really anchor the speakers to the stand. Blue Tack can be used but, wouldn’t hold much. I thought of using mirror clips with padding but that would involve drilling holes in the bottom of the speakers.
Anyone have a better idea?
Thanks,
ozzy