VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD! Forum Index VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!
Established November 10, 2004
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Ideas for how to raise my monitors 6 inches
Goto page Previous  1, 2
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD! Forum Index -> Gear !
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
markt
Been Here Awhile


Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Posts: 217

PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's exactly what they do Jason! They isolate and de-couple the monitors from the desk or any other surface, providing a more accurate sound. "Isolated acoustics." I guess that's how they got their name!
_________________
"Dammit Jim, I'm a voice actor, not an audio engineer!"
Leonard McCoy
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
todd ellis
A Zillion


Joined: 02 Jan 2007
Posts: 10531
Location: little egypt

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my slightly less elegant version cost a little more than i thought. schd. 40 - 16 4-way, 16 90° 10' 1/2" pipe (BARELY made it) rubber feet, 1 can flat black paint (BARELY made it).

roughly $30 for the pair, took about 30 minutes (20 for the 1st one - 10 for the 2nd) - not including the painting.






_________________
"i know philip banks": todd ellis
who's/on/1st?

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Zach Meissner
Contributor IV


Joined: 01 Feb 2013
Posts: 132
Location: Husker Nation aka Nebraska

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work Todd!!! Those look fantastic!

W00T.gif" alt="W00T" border="0" /> W00T.gif" alt="W00T" border="0" /> W00T.gif" alt="W00T" border="0" />
_________________
Pax vobiscum

ZachMeissner.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
todd ellis
A Zillion


Joined: 02 Jan 2007
Posts: 10531
Location: little egypt

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

paint is dry & they are in service. i'm not sure they will be better than my previous foam solution, but they ARE higher. maybe some thick felt on the feet?


_________________
"i know philip banks": todd ellis
who's/on/1st?

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
markt
Been Here Awhile


Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Posts: 217

PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Todd!

I love it! If you can't buy it, make it! Those are very, very cool. Nice work man!
(I also think that you had a blast making those things.)

The new ToddAcoustic Monitor Stands might just catch on...

Mark
_________________
"Dammit Jim, I'm a voice actor, not an audio engineer!"
Leonard McCoy
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Diane Maggipinto
Spreading Snark Worldwide


Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 6679
Location: saul lay seetee youtee

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if you go this route, i recommend getting the master pvc cutter, not the residential/pedestrian, less expensive version. the former does a much much better, quicker, easier job.
_________________
sitting at #8, though not as present as I'd like to be. Hello!

www.d3voiceworks.com
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
markt
Been Here Awhile


Joined: 14 Aug 2009
Posts: 217

PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Todd! Down the road, for even more isolation, you may want to replace your rubber stoppers with these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IMSIBA/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B003IMSIBA&linkCode=as2&tag=debriscom
_________________
"Dammit Jim, I'm a voice actor, not an audio engineer!"
Leonard McCoy
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Scolaidhe
Guest





PostPosted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm... very tempting...
Back to top
todd ellis
A Zillion


Joined: 02 Jan 2007
Posts: 10531
Location: little egypt

PostPosted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

like those.
_________________
"i know philip banks": todd ellis
who's/on/1st?

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
kgenus
Seriously Devoted


Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 889
Location: Greater NYC Area

PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 4:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Todd, this will add more to the cost, but you can eliminate more resonance and add a little bit of mass if you fill those using different types of sand or even better, an epoxy/sand mixture.
_________________
Genus
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
todd ellis
A Zillion


Joined: 02 Jan 2007
Posts: 10531
Location: little egypt

PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kevin - great idea! i just happen to have 5 gallons of industrial 3-part epoxy that i've been dying to use ... somehow.
_________________
"i know philip banks": todd ellis
who's/on/1st?

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD! Forum Index -> Gear ! All times are GMT - 7 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2
Page 2 of 2

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group