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To bolt Standmounts to stands, or not?

Hi all, 

Wasn't sure whether to post this in the speaker section, but it's not specifically a speaker question as such; I suppose it's more of a coupling/de-coupling question,..... I think 🤔.

Anyway, here's the situation; I bought a pair of Triangle Comete's a couple of months back, plus Triangle stands to match. The speakers have built in threads on the underside to bolt to their matching stands, on each corner.

I've utilised this, and bolted the speakers to their stands (there is a thin layer of a foam like material stuck to the top plate of the stands, I assume for protection to the bottom of the speakers and a degree of damping.

As for the floor in my listening room; it is a wooden suspended floor (floor boards over joists, with a covering of around a half-inch, solid oak tongue & groove flooring. Fairly solid. My speaker stands have the option of regular spikes and Spike shoes or rubber inserts; I chose the rubber feet. 

So, my query is 2 fold;

1/ is bolting my speakers to their stands a bad idea, or should I just place them on some kind of rubber absorbant feet, attached to the stand/speaker bottoms?

2/ is there a better method of placing my stands on the floor than the rubber feet supplied with the stand (such as the supplied spikes and shoes)? 

I haven't tried alternative set ups yet, as I just wanted to settle in the speakers (new speaker cables too). 

I've read up on coupling/de-coupling and the various takes on this topic, and quite frankly, it makes my head hurt 😝

Would love to hear some of your thoughts on the above; whether there are better ways of setting up what I have (I'm sure there is 😊, I just don't know what) 

Thanks very much 👍

 

 

128x128painter24
chayro
2,996 posts
 

Security concerns aside, every standpoint speaker I’ve owned required it’s own stand interface to sound their best to my ears. Some sounded best when blu-tak’d firmly to the stands, others on small wood blocks, on and on. Same with the stand bases. For years, everyone said speaker stands must be rigidly spiked to the floor, but now, many swear by springy Townsend platforms, which let the speakers rock significantly. So what to do? IMO, start with what the manufacturer suggests and listen for a few weeks. Then try something else and see if you like it more or less. Ultimately, it just had to sound good to you. But if you have animals and/or kids, go for a secure mounting system.

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akg_ca
2,270 posts
 

SPEAKER STANDS setup .. this is a bespoke OEM issue. In brief , it depends.

- whether you lock them down to proprietary stands is entirely a bespoke TRIANGLE OEM design issue . Follow the TRIANGLE OEM recommendation, ….whatever they say goes, and .in your case , it’s a “yes”.

- In stark 180 degree contrast, HARBETH strongly recommends an open, airy and floating contact 4-point stand approach, specifically TonTraeger speaker stands.

TAKEAWAY

- one size does not fit all.

- Again, just follow what the manufacturer recommends, and ignore all the rest of the anecdotal noise.

 

 

 

agisthos
506 posts
 

If you are not going to hard attach the speaker to the stands, I think the best thing to place between them is the Atacama Isolation Gel Pads. They sound great, are cheap, and available in black and clear. They do not make a mess like blu-tac and last forever.

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painter24 OP
300 posts
 

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions; from reading more on Triangle Web pages and downloads, the design choice to bolt the speakers to the dedicated stands is a deliberate one, so I will stick with this set up. 

I will deliberate on what to place under the stand feet though. Herbie's products are looking like a good cheaper alternative to IsoAcoustics Gaia

Thanks guys 👍

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painter24 OP
300 posts
 

Just an update on this; I decided to try IsoAcoustics Gaia III’s under my speakers/stands. I was able to get a discount on 2x 4 Gaia III sets. Haven’t received them yet, but will update once I’ve received and fitted them.

 

I had to email Triangle re: thread size on the stands, as it wasn’t noted anywhere. They got back to me super quick to say the stand threads were M8; so that’s good, no esoteric thread sizes 👍, and the Gaia’s ship with M8 bolts.

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