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Skylan stand tweeks

A few questions, if you please:

- post loading has been with sand, kitty litter, and now Noel is recommending users to try rice, which I'm using.
Anyone try more than one of these for comparison?

- Noel gave me ceramic magnets to try on each top plate, 2 in front on the metal rods, and 1 in back in the middle.
Anyone try this or other devices to lift speaker off the 4 neoprene corners? I didn't like the magnets, I'm using 3 wooden oak buttons per plate.

- I have wood floors, so using the rounded threaded inserts instead of the spikes.
Anyone try anything else?

Thanks
Chas
chashas1
thorman
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For me the trick with the Skylans were not only the Dots between stand and monitor but also the amount of ( sand for me ) fill you apply into the stands..This can vary quite a bit . I noticed a bit of difference also in the type of cabinet construction..I found the thinner the speaker cabinet the less Fill I could use ( 1/3 fill for Klipsch KG 4 cabinet ) ( 60% fill Vintage KLH 5 Thicker caninet )
Too much sand in the either would have Dulling or Boomy effect....
chashas1 OP
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Did Noel fill you in on the amount? He told me to fill em up if using rice.
There's a thread on Speaker Asylum with he and his friend Moray experimenting with different fill levels and mixtures.
Sometime when I'm energetic I may try kitty litter.
thorman
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Chashas1
The info I was given from Noel was concerning Sand..which is heavier and more dense than Rice..You should listen to Noel,he knows his business very well........Because rice is lighter and less dense than sand,me guess is thats why Noel told you to fill them with Rice,,,,,
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