Isolation pads for the speaker stands

I put some Vibrapods under my Silverline Preludes not really expecting anything (I mean really...I've been spiking speakers into floors for decades...wasn't I supposed to?) and I'm amazed at how well that works. Highly recommended as a really cheap tweek...I guess it has something to do with keeping energy out of the floor where my sub lives (the sub remains podless).

THORMAN
Thanks for help. I also have Skylan stands and Carbon 7
speakers with the thick walls. I will try today to remove
sand from the columns.

I would try removing the pads, giving a hard coupling between the speaker and the stand. Small spikes, wood buttons, etc. Anything that isn't squishy may firm up the sound.

O.K. I removed the sand, left approximately 1/3 and the sound
improved (no heavy bass). I will also replace dots with
softer bumpers.
GUY'S, YOU ARE GREAT. MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND
MERRY CHRISTMAS

The bass never changed..the spectral balance and dynamics changed. The sand and soft materials suck the life right out of thin air resulting in a dark and deaden sound..No air, what you have left is the perception of more bass and less of the musical event. Tom