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To Couple or Decouple Bookshelf Speakers to Stands?

Just bought my first pair of bookshelf speakers (Focal Aria 906) and stands - have filled the stands with sand. Should I use sorbothane pads to decouple the Focals OR Bluetack them to the top base of the stands?  I've asked 3 friends and received 3 different answers.......
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dill
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" If the question is to either couple of decouple, how did you receive 3 different answers??!"

Don't see 3 different answers. Mine was decouple, reached by trying all options and choosing what I thought was best. Opinion based on experience and experimentation. 
dill
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I have done all the experiments. The best I have found is: fill your stand with a filler material, I use small pebbles (buy by the bag at Home Depot or Lowes) not as messy as sand. If your stand has spikes use Herbies  Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders under the points. Between the speakers and the stand use Herbies Thin Fat Dots.

https://herbiesaudiolab.com/collections/loudspeaker-rack-decoupling-and-isolation

Try not to listen too much to  roberjerman and experiment.
dill
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Blu-Tak is the cheapest, but not the best. Please do not use Sorbothane, it sucks the life out of everything audio, only  to be used as shoe insoles. Herbies is not cheap, but are the best IMO.
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