snowdrop 73 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 Hello everybody I have been putting up with monitor placement on my desk with Auralex Mopads for ages now and it's finally time to start thinking about stands. I have KRK VXT8s, which are 16.5kg each, so maximum load capacity has obviously been an important factor in my search, as has price, unfortunately! The Samson MS200s seem great, but looking at the platform on which the monitors sit, it is much smaller in surface area than the base of the monitor. I don't think that would necessarily be a problem in itself, but I'd like to put the Mopads underneath the monitors in order to achieve the best decoupling possible, and it seems that this would make the setup unacceptably unstable as the Mopads are also larger in surface area than the stand platforms. Does anyone have any ideas? Should I get something different in the way of isolating pads? Or is there a way around this that I haven't been able to see? With fuzzy warm gratitude hugs in advance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gagarin Project 400 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 VXT8s are very good speakers ! I have heard them few times and was amazed How hight you plan to have them ? i think it is nice to have monitors on ear level, my KRK6 are on the HIFI stands around 80 cm high and it is not really enough, and i didn't find solution other then turn them loud. i like this shop for all gear http://www.thomann.de/they also can give you advise on the gear. 1 snowdrop reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andorra 117 Report post Posted May 29, 2015 I had no idea about there are products like MoPAD's available.. Those look nice, I need to keep those in my mind.. Seems like a good choice for my needs since at the moment most of the books from my bookshelf are doing the job as my monitor "stands" on the desk 1 snowdrop reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snowdrop 73 Report post Posted June 1, 2015 VXT8s are very good speakers ! I have heard them few times and was amazed How hight you plan to have them ? i think it is nice to have monitors on ear level, my KRK6 are on the HIFI stands around 80 cm high and it is not really enough, and i didn't find solution other then turn them loud. i like this shop for all gear http://www.thomann.de/they also can give you advise on the gear. Yeah, they're pretty awesome I bought them from Hedflux when he upgraded - it's pretty cool knowing that he produced most of his music that I love using them! The stands I've been looking at are height adjustable, so no problem there. Apparently I shouldn't need the Mopads (according to people on a different forum), so that's good. I had no idea about there are products like MoPAD's available.. Those look nice, I need to keep those in my mind.. Seems like a good choice for my needs since at the moment most of the books from my bookshelf are doing the job as my monitor "stands" on the desk I also posted this question on another forum and one of the guys from OOOD (who also does mastering I believe) said his setup basically consisted of stacks of concrete paving slabs on his desk, each with blobs of blu-tack on every corner. The weight stops the vibrations Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sephira 5 Report post Posted June 4, 2015 Don't worry about the surface area of the stand being smaller than the base of the speaker. Mine are like that, and it is fine (c: 1 snowdrop reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angelaweiss 8 Report post Posted June 5, 2015 I work in studio interior design and acoustics... in smaller studios we most often install heavy stands (usually round, square- or hexagon-based wooden stands that you can fill up with extra dry sand inside), sometime screw / bolt them down to the floor. The sand helps to decouple the resonating base from the top of the stand, still, we always add acoustical foam (Auralex or other) pads on top of the stands' rubberized top surface for more isolation. You might want to use thin double-side-glued felt pads to secure the acoustical foam onto the rubber top, to avoid the chance of slipping. And yes, do keep the speakers at eye level. Good luck with your install! 2 snowdrop and andorra reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snowdrop 73 Report post Posted June 16, 2015 Don't worry about the surface area of the stand being smaller than the base of the speaker. Mine are like that, and it is fine (c: I work in studio interior design and acoustics... in smaller studios we most often install heavy stands (usually round, square- or hexagon-based wooden stands that you can fill up with extra dry sand inside), sometime screw / bolt them down to the floor. The sand helps to decouple the resonating base from the top of the stand, still, we always add acoustical foam (Auralex or other) pads on top of the stands' rubberized top surface for more isolation. You might want to use thin double-side-glued felt pads to secure the acoustical foam onto the rubber top, to avoid the chance of slipping. And yes, do keep the speakers at eye level. Good luck with your install! Thanks both Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phase47 24 Report post Posted July 9, 2015 These are the best small / medium monitor stands I've ever use. Amazing decoupling / isolation. Really do work as advertised.http://www.isoacoustics.com/index.php 2 snowdrop and Gagarin Project reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gagarin Project 400 Report post Posted July 15, 2015 These are the best small / medium monitor stands I've ever use. Amazing decoupling / isolation. Really do work as advertised. http://www.isoacoustics.com/index.php Phaze47, thank you for sharing. What is the price range for this one(s) ? Which support you advise for medium size 6 inch monitors? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phase47 24 Report post Posted July 15, 2015 Phaze47, thank you for sharing. What is the price range for this one(s) ? Which support you advise for medium size 6 inch monitors? I would stick with the IsoAcoustics: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=isoacoustics&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps See that link for diff. versions + prices. They're really good. 1 Gagarin Project reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites