Speaker Stands Filled With Kitty Litter? TRUE???

Whoops, the StarSound product I was thinking of is steel and not lead. That would be quite nasty if it were lead. Anyway, retail price is $39.99 per quart. No idea of the weight of a quart.

Marco

Sheeeeeit, if you have a cat, I'd recommend you use the damn cat to stuff the stands!

What about Jellie Bellies™?! Then if you get the munchies after a long listening session you can pop open the stand and chow down. DO NOT, under ANY circumstances, do this if you've used Kitty Litter or lead shot.

Marco

Audiobugged - I was, till I found out about Hello Pitbull!

Marco

That sounds like a good name for a London pub Albert: The Bull N' Pussy! Better yet, the....oh, wait, I can't say that here...well, maybe like this: The Rooster N' Kitty (you get where I'm going with that).

Marco

The notion that pidgeons can be milked is utterly ridiculous. Come to think of it so is this thread! My wife was none to pleased to find all the breakfast cereal gone this morning. I'm a bit annoyed too cause when I added the milk the stands started to make all this "snap, crackle, pop" noises. I thought one of my preamp tubes was going!

Marco

i believe the reasons for the restrictions of the sale of Silica are due to the health hazards associated with breathing in the dust. i doubt if the amount you'd be exposed to in filling a speaker stand with it would put you at risk though.

Marco

3zub - If you are looking for an inexpensive way to fill your stands with a dense filler you can purchase "Play Sand" from your favorite home improvement warehouse store, or nursery at about $4 per 50 lb bag. It is not quite as fine and dense as silica, but it is safe and cheap. It may be a bit more difficult to remove if the holes in your stands are smaller though. Silica sand is pretty expensive in comparison, but is definitely finer and more dense (your stands will weigh more filled with Silica than with Play Sand). Kitty Litter, IMO, would be the least desirable as it would leave a whole lot of airspace unfilled. Other, more expensive, alternatives are lead shot which can be purchased from some sporting supply stores, or any gun shop that handles reloading supplies. I believe Star Sound markets a lead powder, which would likely be the heaviest and most expensive of all your alternatives. If you handle lead just make sure to wash your hands thoroughly afterwards. Same goes for Silica or if you decide to stuff your stands with cats. If you use Silica try to fill the stands outdoors and use a mask to filter out the dust from the air you are breathing. Even a foam painters mask would be an improvement over none. If you are using cats I'd suggest long gauntlet gloves and some of those foam earplugs.

Good luck!

Marco

We only have a used doggy pooper scooper Frank. It's pretty clean since we
hose it off every day after use. Will that do for serving? Mmmmmmmm, who
wants cake?!?!

Marco