Blu -Tack Under Bookshelf Speakers?

Soc:

An inexpensive alternative to BT is the "like" product under the Dep (Dap?) name. It is also blue in color (approx. $2.50/package) and it does not stain wood like some of the other brands I have tried.

The way I use tack is to apply four balls (half the size of an early pea) to the corners of the stand (then press the speaker down). If the speaker is removed you will be able to see through the thin layers of tack. With this method the speaker does not "rock" as Warren notes. The speaker is held firmly to the stand (moreso than if larger amounts of tack are used).

I have yet to prefer the sound of spiking/coning any of the stand mount speakers I have owned, though this does not mean that you should not give it a try yourself.

Anyway, for $2.50 I would try this first.

I purchase the DEP/DAP product @ our local Mom/Pop hardware store and assume that it is readily available in most areas of the US.

I do couple/spike stands to the floor and also spike equipment shelves to my rack (just have not cared for doing so with the speakers).

You can buy a device that adheres to the speaker cabinet and will tune out the cabinet resonances. Unfortunately I can't find the catalog where I saw it (MCM I thought). Spend 15 minutes looking and can't *&!#$@%# find it, sorry.
Vibra-pods under speakers will absorb resonances. But the speaker will not be solidly mounted and there could be problems with imaging.

Everyone wants to have their speakers sound their best. If you use the smallest of the Audioponts in conjunction with the Apcd coupling discs you will achieve this goal..I have done this many times for friends..Tom

Elizabeth:

I used the Dep for two years on the same speakers (Reynaud Twins in cherry). There was no damage to the finish (I could not even tell where it had been once I removed the tack to resell the speakers).

However, I have not tried it on painted finishes or those with a plastic top coat.

Also, what are concrete Mother's (sound interesting)?