Bookshelf speakers 用唔用釘?

Hello everyone,

I am using a pair of DIY ProAc speaker and I put them on the top shelf of my Hi Fi rack. The shelf is around 1.5" thick and very solid.

Just wonder do I need to put "nails" underneath my pair of speakers? What difference will "nails" give? I used to put my speakers (old set) on stands ..... wow, the difference is quite significant.

Please advise. Many thanks.

Must use.

BTW, your "white cat" is more funny.

Dear KK Sir,

My colleagues are your students, ha..ha..

What would you recommend for "nails"? You know, my set of speaker is just around $ 2.5K.

Please advise. Many thanks

My cat is "saluting" me when I take this photo. I just woke him up and he is not really happy about it....

Try anti-slip mat used in car.  Like it or not up to you.

This is one suggestion I will try.

I have heard that putting "nails" underneath the Bookshelf speakers can improve the Base performance. Is that true?

Many years ago, I realised that the sound quality of my AR speakers improved tremendously after I put them on a pair of BBC speaker stands. I know that stands are good for speakers, just that I can't afford to use one now because of the living room setting.

Golden rule of HiFi fever is to try and try and try...  My Contour I is sitting on a big stone borad (6' x 1.5') on top of a fixed, low wooden cabinet.  Some cheap, heavy duty shock absorbing rubbers (design for washing machine to sit on) were placed between stone and cabinet.  Tried brass nail before but sound too sharp with no bass.  Tried anti-slip mat that it work much better.  Set-up is different that effect should be different.  However, those mats are very cheap compared to any HiFi accessory.  Worth a try.

Hello,

You just put one layer of those matt beneath the speaker or you roll it up like a "spring roll" and then put the speaker on top.

One of my colleagues tried putting two steel rolls underneath the speakers, ha.ha.

Thanks for sharing

One layer only.  Too much will cancel off the moving coil action, thus, weaken some frequencies.  Should start with just 3 or 4 small pieces at different positions.
However, it still can't compare to sitting on a speaker stand with feet of clearance around...

Can you post a photo to show your setting ?

BTW, could u mind post more of your cat photo here ?

Thanks for your advice ja4244, I will try out different settings and let you know my feelings / experience of using the matt.

For KK Sir, I will post my cats photos in the other Forum --- 發燒瑣事 instead ... as this one is DIY. Just give me a day or two to dig up those photos.

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