Speaker Stands - lead shot - sand or

**dee1949** · 10-25-2009 05:20 PM

...Has anybody tried using pennies to fill speaker stands. I have thousands of pennies laying around. See any downside?

**janmike** · 10-25-2009 05:23 PM

I use shot, nice and tight.

**Jim Shearer** · 10-25-2009 05:29 PM

Pennies might work, but the poor packing concerns me.

I don't like the idea of lead shot, since lead is toxic if ingested--and the little pieces could easily escape to be eaten by pets or children. Iron shot would be fine.

Dry, sterile sand and kitty litter both offer good packing and damping.

Cheers, Jim

**dee1949** · 10-25-2009 05:33 PM

...But I have coolers filled with pennies laying around.....need to find a use for them.... 20 year supply

**disneyjoe7** · 10-25-2009 05:39 PM

Cash the pennies in :)

**F1nut** · 10-25-2009 05:57 PM

Lead shot, there is no substitute.

**Face** · 10-25-2009 06:01 PM

Cash the pennies in to buy lead shot or sand.

**Lasareath** · 10-25-2009 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Face

Cash the pennies in to buy lead shot or sand.

+1

TD Bank offers free CoinStar to its customers.

http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/micro.html

Quote from their site:

It remains a fact that sand, lead and rubber materials are a solution to treat the negative effects of resonance and vibrations. However, these materials absorb dynamics and micro-dynamics when used with audio and acoustical equipment. They literally soak up and destroy the energies that make the musical presentation exhilarating.

**dee1949** · 10-25-2009 07:18 PM

...wow....there is a product for every need....what does that stuff cost?

**Fireman32** · 10-25-2009 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by dee1949

...But I have coolers filled with pennies laying around.....need to find a use for them.... 20 year supply

Thats alot of money. All those pennies add up

**SCompRacer** · 10-25-2009 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by dee1949

...wow....there is a product for every need....what does that stuff cost?

$46.99...per quart. I'll stay with lead shot.

http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/shopping.html

**F1nut** · 10-25-2009 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by SCompRacer

$46.99...per quart. I'll stay with lead shot.

Yeah, really.

25 lbs. of lead shot....

http://www.precisionreloading.com/mm...=LEAD_SHOT_BB9

However, these materials absorb dynamics and micro-dynamics when used with audio and acoustical equipment. They literally soak up and destroy the energies that make the musical presentation exhilarating.

I have not found that to be the case.

**dorokusai** · 10-25-2009 07:51 PM

Lead shot.

**disneyjoe7** · 10-25-2009 07:53 PM

Lead shot, which size?

**janmike** · 10-25-2009 07:58 PM

I use No 8. I found a retired couple locally that used to load their own. They had a basement full of this stuff. They charged me $8 per bag (25 lb).

**dorokusai** · 10-25-2009 08:01 PM

#8 as well...$10/bag.

**disneyjoe7** · 10-25-2009 08:03 PM

Thanks I seen a lot of lead shot for #8, so it most be the one. :)

**F1nut** · 10-25-2009 08:03 PM

I've used #5 and #7. This stuff is so small I don't think it really matters.

**zeppage2** · 10-25-2009 08:48 PM

I found the lead shot to be prohibitively expensive. I use play sand from the local Home Depot.

**dee1949** · 10-25-2009 09:13 PM

..what is the property in lead that makes it good for audio. Is it because it is soft ...absorption of sound , or at least less transmission.

I have these stands w/ Snell type E/III's....how much shot would I need?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OONBZ8/...SIN=B000OONBZ8

**dorokusai** · 10-25-2009 09:20 PM

1,000,000 lbs.

**Barefoot** · 10-26-2009 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by F1nut

Lead shot, there is no substitute.

^^^^

**markmarc** · 10-26-2009 04:41 PM

A $3 bag of sand from Home Depot works great for me.

**reeltrouble1** · 10-26-2009 04:43 PM

I am still going naked and dont use anything.

RT1

**megasat16** · 10-26-2009 04:51 PM

Cash in the pennies, buy the cement and sand bags, mix together with water, use a funnel, pour down the throat, and let it dry.

No lead shots or pennies. Lead is very environmental unfriendly! Difficult to dispose properly.

**disneyjoe7** · 10-26-2009 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by megasat16

Lead is very environmental unfriendly! Difficult to dispose properly.

That's easy make bullets :)

**megasat16** · 10-26-2009 05:19 PM

I always use silver bullets since Lead bullets are very environmental unfriendly. :D

**madmax** · 10-26-2009 05:24 PM

It has been my thought that the material you fill stands with is supposed to help by turning vibration into heat. Is that correct? And, if so, it has to move to make the heat, correct? So it would be better to use lead shot rather than melt the lead and pour it in?
madmax

**disneyjoe7** · 10-26-2009 05:33 PM

Like sealing joints in old cast iron pipes :) Cool you first.

**dorokusai** · 10-26-2009 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by megasat16

Cash in the pennies, buy the cement and sand bags, mix together with water, use a funnel, pour down the throat, and let it dry.

No lead shots or pennies. Lead is very environmental unfriendly! Difficult to dispose properly.

Who's disposing of it? I just put it back in the bag.

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