Just won these on Ebay......

[tommy6206]

Well my Atacama stands arrived yesterday and what a difference they make.I think they are the SE20.Now should I put spike on the bottom and do I fix speakers to the top or use isolation pads I'm open to suggestions and advice as never use stands before..

[Rare Bird]

Yes you want spikes,fit the spikes but dont tighten the nuts, put them in the postion best suits you.., level em with a small spirit level, then tighten nut, four equal blobs of blue tack ontop of the stands, speakers ontop

[tommy6206]

Thanks Andre,I also forgot should I fill the stands with sand..

[Rare Bird]

Thanks Andre,I also forgot should I fill the stands with sand..

If you can, there should be some small bags with them to put inside the Column to fill with sand . Your best using the dry sand from the early learning centre..

If you see any 'SE12' Gary let me know

[tommy6206]

If you can, there should be some small bags with them to put inside the Column to fill with sand . Your best using the dry sand from the early learning centre..

If you see any 'SE12' Gary let me know

Ok will do. Found the blue tac and spikes ordered from Atacama £7 odd a set of 8.They really have made a difference in the sound well pleased.
Just need some thing for the AR112's there still on the floor in front of the celestion 15's

[Rare Bird]

Ok will do. Found the blue tac and spikes ordered from Atacama £7 odd a set of 8.They really have made a difference in the sound well pleased.
Just need some thing for the AR112's there still on the floor in front of the celestion 15's

If the blu tac is still in its new unused flat state might be best cutting equal squares off to ensure better level between the four pieces instead of making balls.If you dont wanna mess about with blu tack Atacama make Gel pads that may be better idea

[DSJR]

If your speakers have real wood veneers, Blu-Tac is the worst thing you can use on top of the stands, as it gets in the grain and won't come out, especially after a few years once it's dried out.

We had great success with little clear plastic "bump-on" style feet from RS (www.rswww.com) - part number 248-451. They're not soft enough to fully decouple the boxes from the stands, yet protect speaker veneers, especially on demo speakers that were hoiked around all over the place. I couldn't tell the different between a speaker with these feet on compared to those cabinet-killing top spikes offered many years ago.

[Rare Bird]

I actually have those on my target stands as the white plastic inserts used to lock together the matching stands (that i dont use) in the misssion's cabs slightly stand pround underside..I also use those tiny mounds for my slim Hard drive cases & HRT Streamer so they don't move about.If Gary wants to use those yes their a good idea but i wouldnt use them generally with my speakers, just all i had at hand at the time but never bothered changing..I also use them tiny things on Granite platforms to stop scratching the surface their sat on, quite universal things really

[Jac Hawk]

Well my Atacama stands arrived yesterday and what a difference they make.I think they are the SE20.Now should I put spike on the bottom and do I fix speakers to the top or use isolation pads I'm open to suggestions and advice as never use stands before..

Great stands, i have a set of se24's that i picked up on ebay for £15, and you're right, they do make a big difference. they can be a little fiddly to set up, especially getting the spikes at the right hight and level, but take your time and you'll be ok, btw i used blutac on the tops of my stands, and it works great, if you're bothered about damaging the cab's finish then i would suggest sticking 4 bits of masking tape on the speaker bottoms where the blutac will be.

P.S. i need a set of se12's too

[Beobloke]

Personally I'd go with Atacama's gel pads. I have had several pairs of speakers where Blu-tac has ripped for squares of the veneer off and the RS style sticky pads never seemed to like sticking to the top plates of my Atacama Nexus 6s whenever I tried them! When I changed to SL600s, I used the gel pads and they're still there as firm as anything a year or two on.