I have just purchased a pair of Atacama 6i speakers stands, apart from sand has anyone some advice for filling them. Disregarded the Atacama Atabites due to price.
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Speaker Stand Fillers
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They are arriving tomorrow and the problem with rust was the reason really I wanted an alternative to sand.
Nails? Atabites, after all, are just ground up nails, as I discovered when I got to the bottom of the tub and found a few that had escaped unscathed.
Having said that, the problems of filling plastic bags with sharp, pointy nails should be obvious. Maybe nuts? You'd need to find somewhere that do them in bulk though, otherwise it might turn out more expensive than the atabites.
Having said that, the problems of filling plastic bags with sharp, pointy nails should be obvious. Maybe nuts? You'd need to find somewhere that do them in bulk though, otherwise it might turn out more expensive than the atabites.
I recommend Nordost audiophile sand, the soundstage was increased, and the separation seemed better.
£1500 per metric tonne
£1500 per metric tonne
idc:Cat litter is designed to absorb moisture.
Maybe, but that will take ages, there is no so much moisture in air. And it does not came wet in that process. Do you have a cat?
Actually, I do not believe that sand will come wet as well in normal indoor environment. Specially in closed space as speaker stands.
Maybe, but that will take ages, there is no so much moisture in air. And it does not came wet in that process. Do you have a cat?
Actually, I do not believe that sand will come wet as well in normal indoor environment. Specially in closed space as speaker stands.
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idc:Cat litter is designed to absorb moisture.
Maybe, but that will take ages, there is no so much moisture in air. And it does not came wet in that process. Do you have a cat?
Actually, I do not believe that sand will come wet as well in normal indoor environment. Specially in closed space as speaker stands.
We do have a cat, but he always goes outside, so the litter has been unchanged in at least a month. So I have had a look and you are right, it is bone dry. I stand corrected. I would still be inclined to put it into a plastic bag first.
idc:Cat litter is designed to absorb moisture.
Maybe, but that will take ages, there is no so much moisture in air. And it does not came wet in that process. Do you have a cat?
Actually, I do not believe that sand will come wet as well in normal indoor environment. Specially in closed space as speaker stands.
We do have a cat, but he always goes outside, so the litter has been unchanged in at least a month. So I have had a look and you are right, it is bone dry. I stand corrected. I would still be inclined to put it into a plastic bag first.
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