Do you use Blu Tac to secure your speakers?

[Vladimir]

I read an article on the TNT website where the author claimed that sound improvements could be made by sticking Blutac inside the casing and on the transport mechanism of the Marantz CD63, this apparently cuts down vibration & resonance.

Sounds a bit far fetched to me, any opinions from you guys?

I've done this (with clay for windows) and there was an improvement. The mechanism rattled less during playback. It was loud and annoying before. The cheapest Philips mechanisms may benefit, but if you have a nice high end Denon or stabile platter Pioneer, you don't need to do anything.

 

[chebby]

I read an article on the TNT website where the author claimed that sound improvements could be made by sticking Blutac inside the casing and on the transport mechanism of the Marantz CD63, this apparently cuts down vibration & resonance.

Sounds a bit far fetched to me, any opinions from you guys?

Yeah, sounds iffy to me too. Just how much vibration is involved spinning a CD?

You'd only get vibration if the CD is warped or has an off-centre spindle hole.

If you really want to get serious about damping the insides of metal boxes then buy some of that self adhesive bitumastic stuff ...

http://www.russandrews.com/sound-deadening-pads/

(Must be one of the cheapest items he sells!)

Or this ...

http://www.qtasystems.co.uk/articles/how-to-use-bitumastic-damping.htm

 

[TrevC]

Yes, and it does a great job in preventing the speakers from sliding off the stands as I don't want to make holes in the speakers with screws.