My Skylan have small pads that can be removed, the rubber feet are on screws and would be more problematic. I don't think that most of their stands use these. I did an extensive test on interfaces this last year and concluded that Blutak is my last choice. Others such as Martin Colloms disagree. To me it deadened the top end. I much preferred Star Sound Audio points [ for which I am a dealer] but now use cups and ball bearings with marble tiles on top. Gives best sound but not for users with small children or big pets. Blutak is certainly rigid, I have had to pry things off after using it. All this is almost certainly system and taste dependent, they aim at different effects. Blutak intends to make the speaker and stand one unit, Star Sound intends to drain vibration from the speaker to the ground through the stand and the roller ball system intends to isolate the speaker from the ground. All do what they were intended to do. I use some specialty products for mass loading , I have seen steel blasting shot recommended but haven't used it. I has trouble getting one of the skylan tight enough to hold cat litter and haven't tried the metal material I have in my other stands, I am using Target and Atacama right now as the skylan and SA don't fit the speakers I am currently using. I have Atabits in the Atacama and Star Sound Micro Bearings in the Target. both of which I am a dealer for. Both are good but not cheap which is why I suggested the blasting shot. I used the smallest Audio Points under the S 100s most of the time [ point down] but also placed them directly on the stands. These different configurations make a considerable difference but results will vary with room and system in my opinion.
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