Re: They're dangerous :-)

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In Reply to: Re: They're dangerous :-) posted by Julien43 on August 24, 2002 at 06:06:24:

I thought my last paragraph gave my thoughts. I think it will depend on the speaker construction and how well other things are controlled. If the speaker cabinet is flimsy and cabinet vibrations colouring the sound constitute the worst problem, then the Blu-tac will probably help. In a speaker with a well designed cabinet that doesn't need additional damping, the Blu-tac may actually reduce the microdynamic response of the speaker which isn't a good thing while adding nothing in damping.
I've tried a number of forms of damping and coupling between my previous speaker, the KEF 104 aB and the Lovan stands I was using then, and between my current Dynaudio Contour 1.3 SEs and the Dynaudio Master Stands I now use. The effects were slightly different in each case. Both are well constructed speakers though the KEFs seem a little more lightly built, though still well damped, than the Dyns. With the KEFs I ended up using a slight modification of my isolation platform design which uses Tiptoes in combination with the Mod Squad's Soft Shoes pointing both up and down (a double layer) which provided some damping between the stand and the speaker without damping the speaker itself. With the Dyns I'm just using the small cones supplied by Dynaudio with the stands. But that's my speakers and my stands along with my components in front of the speakers and my taste in sound. There were some damping combinations I tried that I used for quite a while and they didn't sound bad though I came to prefer other things.
I don't think there's going to be an absolute answer. I think people need to try for themselves and make up their own minds.
David Aiken

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Re: They're dangerous :-) - Julien43 06:06:24 08/24/02 (1)

Re: They're dangerous :-) - David Aiken 13:53:00 08/24/02 (0)

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