Bookshelf speakers on desk

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I have just recently moved my speakers onto the desk, they sound dreadfull now, they sound even worse than they did on top of my wardrobe, Its a wooden desk, probably the most resonant material to put speakers on, the sound is realy boomy in the lower midrange anything with drums in sounds terrible, tom toms sound very boomy or anything of the same frequency, it makes me wince at times! I havet got room for stands either they are cambridge audio s30s which are rear ported I have blocked the ports with some foam. I just need some way of isolating them from the desk without them taking too much room up.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Anonymous]

Blu-tacK?

 

[d_a_n1979]

IMO you'd be best to put them on some isolators.

Squash balls cut in half are a good resource; put the open parts of the squash ball face down on to the desk and then place the speakers on top.

Unfortunately there's not a lot esle you can do apart from wall mounting them really.

Are you sure there's absolutely NO room for stands even with moving stuff about? Shame really...

 

[Anonymous]

I know its a bit leftfield.

Apollo speaker stands do stands that are 200mm high. they would only take up the same footprint as your CA C30's. and might bring the speakers to nearer ear height. oh yes and put the spikes on 1p pieces.

http://audioaffair.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=2850

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[chebby]

Pop down B&Q and get some small wall brackets/screws/rawlplugs etc and a couple of small shelves. (Deep enough to allow a few inches 'breathing room' for the rear ports.)

Site them so the tweeters are at ear level and the speakers are angled in towards you a bit.

They are bound to sound better than on your desk or on wardrobes and you don't have the option of stands.

For shelves you could buy a couple of small granite/marble pot-stands* from your local hypermarket and blu-tac them to the supporting brackets.

*Or two granite floor tiles - or whatever is nearest in size to the footprint of the speaker plus a bit at the back for ports and cables.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi Chebby,

Is it just me or wouldn't the small Apollo stands take up exctly the same amount of space on the desk as the speakers would.

 

[chebby]

brittondave:Hi Chebby,

Is it just me or wouldn't the small Apollo stands take up exctly the same amount of space on the desk as the speakers would.

Which is why I am suggesting wall mounting. (More desk and floor space)

 

[Anonymous]

ok fair enough I was just trying to get the best out of his speakers for him. and I guess your way would do a very good job.!

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[Anonymous]

Oh boy! There is a product for every need.

 

[Anonymous]

Great suggestions so far, heres the situation which makes this difficult:-

 

[Anonymous]

unleash_me:Oh boy! There is a product for every need.

wow cool but what are they made out of at that cost......................Titanium

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[Anonymous]

May be 10" risers with granite tops cut to fit on the tops of the risers .......then isolated with blue tack.

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[Sizzers]

JG333:
Great suggestions so far, heres the situation which makes this difficult:-

Well why can't you move the desk to the right and use stands?

 

[Anonymous]

Sizzers:JG333:
Great suggestions so far, heres the situation which makes this difficult:-

Well why can't you move the desk to the right and use stands?

It may look like I could but... The desk looks smaller in the picture than it realy is and there is a door to the right of the desk, I have tried moving the desk but I find that the desk is very close to the door when its open and the door hits into the end of the bed at 90degrees so id have to squeeze past the desk and the bed, it seems more logical to put them on the desk.

I see your point, im not trying to waste peoples time lol

 

[Anonymous]

From what little I know about these things, the problem is reflections. Putting small speakers on a desk will cause the sound waves to bounce off the surface and make a mess of the sound.

So stone slabs won't make things better; neither will sticking the speaker to the desk.

Stands might help -- but still the back-firing bass ports will be a problem if the speakers aren't moved away from the wall.

 

[chebby]

Maybe a bit of radical de-cluttering is needed

 

[Anonymous]

Hi JG333,

I had a similar issue to yourself. After trawling the internet I came across Auralex Mopads. They are designed for studio monitors in control/mixing rooms but can also be used for hifi speakers. I am really happy with how well these work, and highly recommend them. They have tightened up the bass and general sound loads clearer now there not resonating through the cabinet they have to stand. They are available from a number of Studio equipment suppliers for around £30.

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

The Auralex Mopads look like the winner so far, Thanks for all the suggestions!