studio monitor decoupling question

[illimmigrant]

Hello, guys.
Quick question:
Would you consider it beneficial to have something like Primacoustic recoil stabilizer under a set of monitors already mounted on stands off the desk? The stands have a thin piece of non-slip rubber under the speakers which provide some decoupling. I seem to find recoil stabilizers mostly on desk-mounted speakers, but was wondering if they were worth putting on stands. The room is currently untreated, but will be treated later this year.

Thanks in advance.

Carlos.

 

[ecc83]

I would view anything audiowise with a BS name like "recoil stabilizer" (did the Browning 0.5 have one?) as a bit of Russ Andrews inspired, snake oil drenched tat.

Yes, you want to de-couple and raise the monitors off the desk but a sandwich of 19mm MDF and pyramid foam will do the job for $10.00 and save the other $80ish for the room treatment.


Dave.

 

[BroKen_H]

^ ^ ^ agreed. I bought Auralex Mopads (which work wonderfully), but for $20 less you can achieve the same effect with pyramid foam. My desk speakers sit on IsoAcoustics isolators, but that's definitely overkill for stands.

 

[illimmigrant]

I would view anything audiowise with a BS name like "recoil stabilizer" (did the Browning 0.5 have one?) as a bit of Russ Andrews inspired, snake oil drenched tat.

Yes, you want to de-couple and raise the monitors off the desk but a sandwich of 19mm MDF and pyramid foam will do the job for $10.00 and save the other $80ish for the room treatment.


Dave.

Thanks for the tip. What is MDF?
I wanted to clear up something that may be confusing from the OP, but my stands are on the floor, completely off the desk.

 

[Steenamaroo]

I just raised my monitors on the polystyrene that they came packaged in.
Not very scientific but it cuts down the desk rumble just fine.

 

[ecc83]

Thanks for the tip. What is MDF?
I wanted to clear up something that may be confusing from the OP, but my stands are on the floor, completely off the desk.

Medium-density fibreboard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If the speakers are on floor mounted stands there is obviously no problem with "desk rattle"! If the floor is concrete, thin rubber is fine. If it is plain wood some form of foam decoupling might clean up the bass but I wouldn't sweat it. If you have underlay and carpet on either, no worries.

Spikes, IMO belong with the RA brigade!

Dave.

 

[illimmigrant]

Medium-density fibreboard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If the speakers are on floor mounted stands there is obviously no problem with "desk rattle"! If the floor is concrete, thin rubber is fine. If it is plain wood some form of foam decoupling might clean up the bass but I wouldn't sweat it. If you have underlay and carpet on either, no worries.

Spikes, IMO belong with the RA brigade!

Dave.

Thanks for the help Dave.
The speaker stands are indeed on carpet.