getting my monitors off the desk a bit...

octave_noize · Post by **octave_noize** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:24 pm

Ezz
My RP8's are currently sitting in my desk..i know that they should be on stands or something, but im skint..The problem is they sound very bassy vibrating off my desk, is there some lil trick to sort this out, they just need to be raised slighly off the desk if you get me. I will invest in stands at some point..just not right now..=./

Anyone got ne tips?

twatty vagitis · Post by **twatty vagitis** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:47 pm

u got money for RP8s but cant aford a score for foam wedges?

Sharmaji · Post by **Sharmaji** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:50 pm

bricks.

cardboard boxes with old t-shirts in them.

the old bricks-and-a-shelf trick.

foam is overrated under your monitors. if you've gotta have them against a wall, foam between the monz and the wall will help.

otherwise, auralex is making a super-easy $39 off of each sucker who thinks they need those monitor pads.

all you need to isolate your monitor vibrations are mass (ie, bricks) and some dampening material (ie, old tshirts).

unempty · Post by **unempty** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:23 am

Get some cheap stands, man. It'll be way worth it.

I got a used pair of quality KK Audio stands for $30 on ebay from a studio sale, and they're ace. Filled them up with sand and it made them completely isolated from the floor, and heavy enough that there's no way in hell they'll be knocked over.

If you're on a zero budget, grab some bricks and stack them up. Makes perfect isolating stands.

victorxray · Post by **victorxray** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:40 am

I got a pair of nice heavy solid plastic computer monitor (screen) stands. They work pretty good. The monitors could be four to six inches higher though ... gotta buy a pair of desktop speaker stands that will take the weight and size of my speakers (8" - they are fairly heavy. Got no room in my studio room for floor stands.

scaramanga · Post by **scaramanga** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:06 pm

Auralex MoPads Monitors Isolation Pads

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/acou ... -isolation

prolly around $30

batfink · Post by **batfink** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:52 pm

bricks with blutack top and bottom to keep em firmly mounted. does the job. cheap.

creepz · Post by **creepz** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:32 pm

get some squash balls and cut them in half
they sell similar things and they work dam well

skunk · Post by **skunk** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:53 pm

egg cartons work surprisingly well too.

octave_noize · Post by **octave_noize** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:32 am

cheers for all the replys people..
think ima give the ol brick method a try for the moment, till i get some $$ for some decent stands..

getting my monitors off the desk a bit...

getting my monitors off the desk a bit...

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