Speakers slipping on speaker stands

My favorite material is Sorbothane. Audioquest sells (or use to anyway) it in sheets with adhesive on one side. It can be cut to form pads that you can rest the speaker on. The adhesive is unnecessary for this application, but it never seems to cause a problem. Stick the adhesive side to your stand. The Sorbothane will stick to your speaker bottom when you place the speaker on it, but it can be removed without damage. I have never had any speaker finish damage using this method. If you let your speakers sit on the stands, after a while they will be stuck as if glued (more like suction though). No need to worry, just apply moderate pressure on top of the speaker - attempting to tilt it while holding the stands steady (I usually stand on the base of the stand). Use your body or arms to prevent the speaker from falling if it realeases suddenly - this is just a precaution, when moderate steady pressure is applied, the speaker releases slowly. Be patient, and the Sorbothane will release after several seconds of steady pressure. The Sorbothane may end up on the speaker or the stand, but it is easily peeled off if you go slowly.

I have found that Sorbothane is better than any other method including spikes and blu-tack. It connects the speaker to the stand very solidly and has never caused any damage to a speaker I have used it with.

don't stick them on. go to home depot and get a roll of black or white drawer liner material. it is rubbery (vibration absorbing) and makes an excellent bond with both surfaces without damaging either. it's also under $5. i use it on my stands and have had excellent results.

My favorite tweak for securing monitors to stands is artist's kneaded eraser. They come in small gray butter pad size squares and can be shaped or compressed into any shape. Kinda like Silly Puddy.

They do a great job of locking your monitors to the metal stands. I've accidentally bumped my speakers sitting on stands with 20 pounds of steel shot in them and had the entire structure lurch without the speakers coming unstuck.

Kneaded erasers have a fine light powder in it which prevents it from permanently adhering to the wood veneer on your speakers. I've had monitors on stands for three years that came off without leaving a trace. It never gets sticky or gooey, and never discolors the wood. Remarkable stuff.

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Out of all these suggestions, I agree with the Blu-tack. This works amazingly well. It is often difficult for me to get the speaker off if it has been sitting on it for a while. Try Fun tack or similiar putty product. Any office supply or drugstore carries it for less than 2 bucks.

I second weather stripping..cheap and available at your nearest "true value", use that for now to get them stable and tweak later

A little unsightly, but here in shaky California a must:

I use black bungie straps from the top of the speakers to under the stand's platform to hold down my speakers to their stands.

Another option might be weatherstripping. You have the choices of different thicknesses and densities. I've used it for years.

First of all, are your speakers moving because they're not level?

If they are level, and you can bolt them down, here's what I'm doing with mine. I have them spiked to the stand using Audiopoints and their corresponding discs. It tightens up everthing a lot. I then went out and bought longer bolts, and just barely seated them. This way if they are going to move, it's not going to be very much, and they won't come off of the stand.

Chuck

If you don't want to use blu tack, you can use cabinet door bumpers. The clear ones, they are about 1/8" and have adhesive that you can apply to the stand. When it comes time to remove them, they just pop off without leaving damage. I prefer these to blu tack because they provide a flat surface for the speakers to sit on, and they are cleaner when you remove them.

When it comes time for removal, I suggest twisting the speaker off instead of prying with a butter knife or similar tool.

Bolt those babies down! Just kidding. Like Rar1 suggests, Blu-Tac and its cousins is the standard solution. Works great. Carefully use a butter knife between the tac and stand when it's time for disassembly.

Have you tried Blu-Tac or White-Tac? It is a silly putty type product that you would roll into small balls and place between the speaker and the platform.

Regards, Rich