Speakers on stands with smaller top platform?

[lei@forum]

I thought that the top plate of the stand has to be smaller than the
bottom of the speaker, maybe it's just me? If the top plate protrudes
out of the speaker base, it's not only aesthetically undesireable, it
may even affect sound quality by extending the dispersion area or
creating addition reflection surface.

[Eddie]

I thought that the top plate of the stand has to be smaller than the
bottom of the speaker, maybe it's just me? If the top plate protrudes
out of the speaker base, it's not only aesthetically undesireable, it
may even affect sound quality by extending the dispersion area or
creating addition reflection surface.

No not at all. What you do is simply center the top plate to the base of your speaker's center of gravity which is usually about 2/3rds of the depth towards the front baffle.

[dorz11]

I went for the MU30s. Free shipping and a great price here:

http://www.standsandmounts.com/index...OD&ProdID=1627

Jim

[b-dub]

im using the dayton tri-tube stands from parts express and they work great. have some strong velco attaching the 170s to the stands, and when the dog tries to kick them over, they dont fall off. not the fanciest stand, but for the money i like the look with the 170s, and they do the job

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...Number=240-740

[Mag_Neato]

I went for the MU30s. Free shipping and a great price here:

http://www.standsandmounts.com/index...OD&ProdID=1627

Jim

I have these stands for my 170's and they work great!

Jim, I see you live in Flower Mound, TX. My dad lived one or two exits past that off 35 towards Denton about 11-12 years ago, before moving to Plano.

[dorz11]

Ok, I need more info on velcro. I have the MU-30s and expect to get my 170SEs in a few weeks. For the velcro is this just a home depot item? Anything I should watch out for or select? Seems odd that high dollar stands and high dollar speakers depend on the el cheapo McGyver velcro manuver!

Ed, you Dad probably wouldn't recognize the place these days. Just like Plano, Flower Mound, Argyle, Denton, etc. have all changed dramatically in the last 10 years! Between super walmarts and super targets it may be time to move ...

Jim

[b-dub]

i just picked up some industrial strength velcro from lowes or home depot or somewhere like that for around 10 bucks. i have also heard of people using something called blue tak but havent been able to find any.

[lmm]

You can find 'earthquake putty' in many home improvement stores (at least in California!). It isn't blue, but it seems to function as well as "blue-tak" for holding speakers to stands.

[tjennings]

And as I mentioned in another thread about securing speakers, I use sorbothane sheets (cut into approx. 1.5" squares) between my speakers and their stands - think of it as a very sticky rubber that excels at damping / vibration control. Quite tacky, but peels off cleanly leaving no residue when you need to separate them. You can get it at Edmund Scientifics and other places. Here is the Edmund link

http://scientificsonline.com/Product.asp_Q_pn_E_3037000

and their description:

Absorbs up to 94.7% of impact energy, then reforms to its original shape. Sold in a 12" x 12" x 1/8" sheet. Sorbothane is a "solid" that behaves like a "liquid" by absorbing shock in all directions. For use by scientists, designers and experimenters.

[dorz11]

I did find that thread, thanks. One question I had was how good of a grip does it hold? I assembled the stands last night (WT-MU30s) and am a little shocked by how small the top platform is. 5" x 5" is small! So this material would definately have to grip stong enough for the occasional bump. Depending on where the CG is there is going to be significant overhang in all directions.

I get my 170s this week hopefully so will have to do some engineering .

Jim