To owners of B&W 685

[Chokobolt]

I am just about to buy the B&W 685, but as I am only a student, I don't earn that much money (around a grand a month). Therefore I won't be able to get stands for them the first one or two months of use, and will have to position them on my desk. Could you please tell me, if there were any spikes or something in the box when you bought your speakers?

Waiting patiently for your answers []

 

[ESP2009]

As daft as it may seem, there are more than a few of us who will swear by the use of Blu-Tack or halved squash balls to serve as very effective vibration absorbers/isolators. It is very unlikely that the speakers will come with spikes as they are stand mounts (spikes tend to come with the stands or floor-standing speakers).

 

[mitch65]

ESP2009:As daft as it may seem, there are more than a few of us who will swear by the use of Blu-Tack or halved squash balls to serve as very effective vibration absorbers/isolators. It is very unlikely that the speakers will come with spikes as they are stand mounts (spikes tend to come with the stands or floor-standing speakers).

esp just loves his squash balls!!

 

[Boca]

blue tack is solid... I saw them hold a pair of focal book shelfs and the stand together. i thought they were bolted on at the time when he lifted them up. . Nice thing about it i was told is they dont stain the wood veneer as i was told. just verify before you buy it.

 

[manicm]

I think for your purposes you don't need blu-tack as the 685s come supplied with adhesive pads which keep them quite stable on a surface.

 

[mitch65]

Boca:
blue tack is solid... I saw them hold a pair of focal book shelfs and the stand together. i thought they were bolted on at the time when he lifted them up. . Nice thing about it i was told is they dont stain the wood veneer as i was told. just verify before you buy it.

They did stain a pair of black ash neat petites I had but it was still better than holes and on lighter woods I think the effect would be very minor