I am on the side that believes studio monitors should be decoupled, isolated from the other surfaces. When speakers are attached to or touching something, that item will vibrate and put off sound. If its sitting on a metal tube stand, the tubes will become lively with sound. On a shelf they vibrate the shelf and wall, drastically changing the sound being produced by the speakers, throwing the specs of the flat monitors you paid so much for way off.
In the picture you can see my Neumann Studio monitors, very expensive... The stand however is the most inexpensive stand you can create, and will not transfer audio/vibrations to the floor, completely isolating the speakers. See the attached picture, it's simply masonry blocks. Super dense and with a black heavy twill thrown over, you can see they look perfect.
Also, at the top, there is a tick layer of Neoprene. So between the Speakers and the blocks is a layer of this neoprene, which are actually $2 flip-flops cut to fit. The results are fantastic! I also have my Subwoofer sitting on the Neoprene too.
In the picture you can see my Neumann Studio monitors, very expensive... The stand however is the most inexpensive stand you can create, and will not transfer audio/vibrations to the floor, completely isolating the speakers. See the attached picture, it's simply masonry blocks. Super dense and with a black heavy twill thrown over, you can see they look perfect.
Also, at the top, there is a tick layer of Neoprene. So between the Speakers and the blocks is a layer of this neoprene, which are actually $2 flip-flops cut to fit. The results are fantastic! I also have my Subwoofer sitting on the Neoprene too.
I am on the side that believes studio monitors should be decoupled, isolated from the other surfaces. When speakers are attached to or ... stmonitors.blogspot.com
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