Should speakers be stuck down to stands plate?

[seasonsdownfall]

Have a pair of Monitor Audio BX2's on nexus 6 stands, and at the moment they're just sitting on the plates, however I was wondering if it's best for sticking them down,

and to do this would it be best to stick the speakers down at an angle, or have them straight inline with the stands plate and move the stands accordingly,

aswell, what's the best method for sticking them down!?

Thanks!

 

[John Duncan]

 

[hoopsontoast]

I use, and have always used blu-tack, white-tac is just as good and tends to leave less resedue.

I mainly use it as it makes the speakers more secure, I.E they wont slide off.

If you want to toe in the speakers, I would have the speakers in line with the stands, and toe in them together, really just from an aestetic point of view, it would make any difference to the sound.

 

[seasonsdownfall]

thought it was blue tac, thanks!

i suppose a couple of packets would be ideal because how it comes in the packet is around the right size for the entire plate.

 

[hoopsontoast]

No, really you only need little blobs in all four corners. Like this -

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcc9xzuuOZ4tQs6o8X1p2nGxPoumvhXLdI_z1Kp0AeGTpvdIzcQLf4zTjy

 

[relocated]

I definately wouldn't use a slab under the speaker. As has been said use blobs. Also align speakers to top plate otherwise it could sound less good and would look awful.

 

[seasonsdownfall]

Excellent, thanks guys! Down to asda it is then... haha

 

[CJSF]

Its been said a number of times here . . . BluTack, small pea size blobs, 12mm in from the edges, speaker on top and press down hard!

To remove the speaker, rotate around its vertical axcis.

CJSF

 

[The_Lhc]

Its been said a number of times here . . . BluTack, small pea size blobs, 12mm in from the edges,

ARE YOU INSANE????!!!11!??!

It's never more than ELEVEN mm from the edge... 😛oke:

 

[CJSF]

Its been said a number of times here . . . BluTack, small pea size blobs, 12mm in from the edges,

ARE YOU INSANE????!!!11!??!

It's never more than ELEVEN mm from the edge... 😛oke:

Well, well its The_Lhc . . . and there I was, thinking I was on your 'ignore' list:?

But yes, the extra 1mm makes so much differeance to the sound :help: . . . However most allow the 12mm for the squash out for the pea blob!

CJSF 8)

 

[Crossie]

I find five pea blobs in the shape of a quincunx works best 😉

 

[John Duncan]

Angsthole...quincunx...can't help thinking that spelling's gone to pot tonight...

 

[BenLaw]

Is that 12mm to the centre of the blob or to the edge of the blob :quest:

 

[BenLaw]

I find five pea blobs in the shape of a quincunx works best 😉

There's an argument that one should calculate the centre of gravity taking into account the extra weight from the drivers and move the centre blob forward to compensate, thus preventing it being a proper quincunx.

 

[John Duncan]

I think you'll find the word is 'total'.

 

[CnoEvil]

I think you'll find the word is 'total'.

I thought there were five involved. :shifty:

 

[Crossie]

BenLaw, I agree entirely - especially if the speakers are shaped as a parallelepipeds.

 

[The_Lhc]

Its been said a number of times here . . . BluTack, small pea size blobs, 12mm in from the edges,

ARE YOU INSANE????!!!11!??!

It's never more than ELEVEN mm from the edge... 😛oke:

Well, well its The_Lhc . . . and there I was, thinking I was on your 'ignore' list:?

That's just when you're waffling, the 12mm comment is nonsense but at least it was concise.

But yes, the extra 1mm makes so much differeance to the sound

Ok then!

 

[BenLaw]

BenLaw, I agree entirely - especially if the speakers are shaped as a parallelepipeds.

 

[seasonsdownfall]

Many things have been said before in different topics, there's many topics too with similar titles/subjects... I do apologise!

Does it REALLY matter how many mm etc the blu-tack 'blobs' are in from the corners... Seriously! haha.

 

[The_Lhc]

Does it REALLY matter how many mm etc the blu-tack 'blobs' are in from the corners... Seriously! haha.

No it doesn't. As long as the speaker is stable it doesn't make any difference at all.

 

[seasonsdownfall]

I was going to say... Some of you on these forums, it's hard to tell when you're joking or not too haha. 😛

 

[seasonsdownfall]

Strange... Just looked at my stands closely and noticed on one of them, the two posts at the back have two holes on each, one at the top one at the bottom, the other stand doesn't have that...

Should i have assembled them so one was on each stand, they wouldn't be used for filling, as they're too bigger holes, it wouldn't keep whatever i filled it with in... Confused!

 

[CnoEvil]

Does it REALLY matter how many mm etc the blu-tack 'blobs' are in from the corners... Seriously! haha.

....only if you're Blu-Tac-y-cardic! 🙂

 

[CJSF]

We do take our selves seriously dont we, picky or what? . . . just for the record, a pea of Blu Tack will spread, 'putting it in from the edged allows for the spread' keeping things neat and tidy . . . hope that’s concise enough . . .

CJSF