b&w fs 700 speaker stand filling

[ppj]

hi all , i have b&w cm1 speakers bolted to fs700 stands and have seen a few threads about stands being filled with sand or mass loading material having a beneficial effect on the sound and performance , anyone able to comment on their experience of doing this ,cheers

 

[ppj]

mods , do you think i have this in the correct forum

 

[KUBBY]

Hi,

Yes. Having an empty stand,partially filling or totally filling the voids will have an effect on your speaker sound.

Be patient,somebody will be along to give their views on the matter,I'm sure.

As an aside,mine are empty at the moment,but I havn't finished my set up.

K.

 

[ppj]

cheers

 

[ppj]

going to go ahead and load them , just not sure whether to go for dried sand or atacama atabites , i dont know if i can justify cost if i need more than 1 tub at £30 a time tho.

 

[KUBBY]

Someone,somewhere mentioned play sand from Toys R Us.

K.

 

[ppj]

ok thanks

 

[pwood]

Do not fill the stand right to the top. Fill half way and see how the sound is and add a bit at a time after that. Too much can cause a loss in dynamics in the bass and result in a ONE note effect albeit we are talking subtle differences here.

 

[ppj]

would you say its ok to go with dried sand.

 

[ppj]

filled them with playsand from argos , dried it in oven what difference in sound everything just that bit tighter , guitar more rounded and vocals crisper , they 3/4 full and sound coooooooooooooool

 

[KUBBY]

Glad you got sorted,

How much did you pay for the sand and what quantity?

K

 

[ppj]

argos 15k i think ,was around £3 , i sent the missus