I have a pair of v2 Paradigm Atoms (5 1/4" woofers) that I will be putting on wooden Sanus BF31B stands. The stands come with tiny little pads on the top plate, but I was wondering if it would be ok to drive a couple screws thru the top plate of the stand into the speaker cabinet? This would increase the solidity of the setup and prevent a possible accident, but how would it effect the sound?

Should the speaker be isolated/insulated from the stand, or would a couple screws mess up the sound? FWIW, I would use short enough screws so that they wouldn't go all the way thru the speaker cabinet.


Thanks!

I wouldn't recommend screws. Blu-tak works just fine, cost a couple of bucks at the hardware store, and will actually be surprisingly secure such that with time it may be fairly difficult to remove the speakers from the stands.

I wouldn't recommend screws. Blu-tak works just fine, cost a couple of bucks at the hardware store, and will actually be surprisingly secure such that with time it may be fairly difficult to remove the speakers from the stands.
Why use that instead of screws?

Always, how about the audible part of it?

']Why use that instead of screws?I'll answer that one: so you won't put holes in your speakers.

I'll answer that one: so you won't put holes in your speakers.
I don't care about holes (especially not on the bottom). My concern is with the sound.

']I don't care about holes (especially not on the bottom). My concern is with the sound.
Thats why you dont want holes in them...what if you decide to move them off the stands and put somewhere else?...or how about when that day comes that you might want to sell them?...its better to not put holes in them, just in case.

Take care,
Brian

You can't put holes in speakers because they are designed and tuned either to be airtight, or to breath a certain amount. If you change that, they will not sound right.

The audiophile answer here is Blu Tak. It is sticky, holds well, doesn't stain or harm surfaces and it is acoustically very dead to vibration.

Thats why you dont want holes in them...what if you decide to move them off the stands and put somewhere else?...or how about when that day comes that you might want to sell them?...its better to not put holes in them, just in case.


Again, I don't mind putting holes in them. I want to put holes in them.

You can't put holes in speakers because they are designed and tuned either to be airtight, or to breath a certain amount. If you change that, they will not sound right.

As I mentioned in the first post, I won't go all the way thru the cabinet.

I wish we could discuss the topic at hand, whether attaching the speakers with screws would change the sound in any way. If keeping them isolated/insulated from the stands with the pads that the stand manufacturer included would sound different.


The audiophile answer here is Blu Tak. It is sticky, holds well, doesn't stain or harm surfaces and it is acoustically very dead to vibration.
I am not and have no desire to be an "audiophile". I am just curious about a particular topic.

']Again, I don't mind putting holes in them. I want to put holes in them.


As I mentioned in the first post, I won't go all the way thru the cabinet.

I wish we could discuss the topic at hand, whether attaching the speakers with screws would change the sound in any way. If keeping them isolated/insulated from the stands with the pads that the stand manufacturer included would sound different.


I am not and have no desire to be an "audiophile". I am just curious about a particular topic.

If you do not go all the way through (and probably even if you do) will have no effect on the sound to your unaudiophile ears.

Again, I don't mind putting holes in them. I want to put holes in them.

Sounds to me like you already made up your mind. Go ahead, they are YOUR speakers.

I'd go blu tack myself or industrial strength velcro. Either would do the trick.

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I wish we could discuss the topic at hand, whether attaching the speakers with screws would change the sound in any way. If keeping them isolated/insulated from the stands with the pads that the stand manufacturer included would sound different.

Well, the "particular topic" that you put in your title is "Solid attachment of speakers to stands?" So discussing Blu-Tack or similar is certainly within the topic at hand. Maybe your title should have been: "Will it hurt the sound to screw my speakers to the stands" ?

I have that same Sanus model. Their "pads" are a joke. My speaker fell down. I got industrial strength Velcro and it works fine now. I can't find Blu-Tak ANYWHERE. I would have preferred that over Velcro.

']Why use that instead of screws?

Always, how about the audible part of it?

Because screws make big ugly holes in your speakers. Because doing so is not necessary. Because if you make holes, you have to make sure you keep things airtight to maintain the cabinet integrity. Because blu-tak is dirt cheap and far easier to do than use screws. Because blu-tak is great at anchoring the speaker in place which is good for performance. Because blu-tak doesn't risk compromising the integrity of the speaker cabinet.

But if you're dead set on drilling holes into your speakers, be my guest.

Don't you guys love when someone asks a question but their mind is already made up? Its apparent that the OP just wants us to reaffirm his illogical position.

I don't know who in their right mind would consider screwing speakers to their stands unless the stand, bracket, and/or speaker were specifically desinged for it.

To the OP, use Blu-Tak as suggested and be done with it. :p