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Filling my speaker stands to weigh it down?

I am using the B&W 602S2 and the metal B&W speaker stands (the box says they're for the 601). I read about filling the stand's hollow leg with sand to weigh it down and dampen the vibrations.

Does anybody have recommendations on filling the stands? Does anybody use fillers? I thought about BBs or lead shots but it cost quite a bit of $$ to fill up two speaker stands (The stands were only $50).

Will it even make a difference if I filled it or not?

THanks
Mike
mikechanmd
dogeatpuppy
96 posts
 
a mix of lead shot(about 12$ for 20#,local gun smith) mixed with sand should do the trick per stand.....
joe_b
421 posts
 
Filling stands with sand or lead shot will improve the sound. I use playbox sand as suggested above. My stands (not B&Ws) came with plastic bags to fill with the sand so you don't get sand all over the place and so they don't leak. You can probably use a large trash bag for the same purpose.
zspradlin
143 posts
 
you can buy a 50lb. bag of play sand at Home Depot for about $3.00
foreverhifi
229 posts
 
I invested in about $200 in lead shot to keep for a long time! IF I ever sell stands, i just empty the shot into the next pair of stands. It's worth the investment to me.
norbert
5 posts
 
if u put the lead in the fridge before u fill into the stand, the lead will be tight in the satnd when it warms up.
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