Re: which of these 3 monitor stands + mopads?
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:09 am
Well damn. Stupid Mopads. Also these stands have rubber nubbin feet, not spikes. I should get spikes? Where do you get spikes?
twisted-space wrote:nowtime wrote:I will pass on the Mopads (thanks 3phase) and try to get some generic foam, hopefully it will do the trick.
If your stands have a reasonable mass then you don't need foam. blu-tack (or similar) will couple the monitors and stands, any decent stand should have a spiked bass to allow it to couple to the floor through carpet etc, which should result in a nice inert system, the ideal situation for any speaker.
The idea behind foam isolators is to decouple the monitor from a resonant surface, like for eg. a desk.
Sand filled stands shouldn't resonate.
yoyodyne wrote:Well damn. Stupid Mopads. Also these stands have rubber nubbin feet, not spikes. I should get spikes? Where do you get spikes?
twisted-space wrote:nowtime wrote:I will pass on the Mopads (thanks 3phase) and try to get some generic foam, hopefully it will do the trick.
If your stands have a reasonable mass then you don't need foam. blu-tack (or similar) will couple the monitors and stands, any decent stand should have a spiked bass to allow it to couple to the floor through carpet etc, which should result in a nice inert system, the ideal situation for any speaker.
The idea behind foam isolators is to decouple the monitor from a resonant surface, like for eg. a desk.
Sand filled stands shouldn't resonate.
twisted-space wrote:If your stands have a reasonable mass then you don't need foam. blu-tack (or similar) will couple the monitors and stands, any decent stand should have a spiked bass to allow it to couple to the floor through carpet etc, which should result in a nice inert system, the ideal situation for any speaker.
The idea behind foam isolators is to decouple the monitor from a resonant surface, like for eg. a desk.
Sand filled stands shouldn't resonate.
3phase wrote:spikes are bullshit too.. only flexible materials do decoupling it dont matters for the vibration if it travles thru a pin point or a flat surface
The ideal method of supporting a monitor is a rigid, high mass (think sand filled) stand that brings the monitor up to ear level. The stand should have some way to level it, so adjustable feet for a solid floor or spikes for carpet (spikes will work on a solid floor too). That's all you should need.nowtime wrote:What are "industry" standard monitor accessories for the bedroom studio? I'm not going to be mixing Beyonce here (but you never know!)
What are smart ways to cut corners to keep from spending too much cash where it doesn't count?