Isolating speakers on desk

RichL · 10 Mar 2018 at 16:52

Hi,

what are people using to isolate speakers on desks? I'm looking at Isoacoustics L8R155s for my B&W bookshelf speakers.

I'm not convinced by the foam options like MoPads. Anything else to look at?

rids57 · 11 Mar 2018 at 01:05

I use four large blobs of bluetack

Safetytrousers · 11 Mar 2018 at 02:54

Halved squash balls are the classic.
The 20lb sub woofer I have is at shoulder height is on them. Your speakers do need to be heavy enough to squash out any inconstancy in the cut though.

RimBlock · 26 Mar 2018 at 09:57

I put together a set of these.

http://www.instructables.com/id/IKEA-Hack-15-Minute-Desktop-Speaker-Stands/

Added a bit of felt to isolate the screws from the leg brackets and used the smaller chopping board for my Q-Acoustics 3020s and works fine. Still room for improvement but lifts the speakers up to more or less ear level which was what I was aiming for.