speaker to stand coupling

greetings,

should speakers be coupled to the stand via spikes....
or the blue-tack/bumper route? why?

dogeatpuppy08-06-2003 9:50am

dogeatpuppy OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 96 posts 08-06-2003 at 06:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete blueswan, thats interesting, i ended up making my own top plate from 3/8" steel plate to match the footprint of my speaker, since i couldn't find a stand thats top plate was large enough. i hate to invert spikes into the bottom side of the cabinet. i thought about a small lip to "cradle" the speaker to keep from a mishap.
danvetc Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 527 posts 08-06-2003 at 11:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Speakers should NOT be coupled to stands. Another audiophile myth! Try it for yourself, and see. Charlie
mfkeleher Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 146 posts 08-07-2003 at 12:36am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I second Danvetc's position. It continues to be counterintuitive to me, but my Silverline SR 17's sit on aurios on top of my Osiris stands. This decoupling has added spatial cues that must be heard to be believed.