Crane Song AVOCET II - Manual (Page 46)

Acknowledgments:
Jon Marovskis of Janis Subwoofers introduced me to the concept of a pitch detection technique many
years ago. This article refines and expands onhis original idea.
Many thanks to Dave Moulton for insightful technical and editorial comments.
Also, thanks for manuscript review and suggestions by Johnson Knowles of the Russ Berger Design
Group, Eric Bamberg, Greg Simmons and Steven W.Desper.
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Acoustician Johnson Knowles suggests a viscoelastic polymer pad material like EAR Isodamp C1002
or C1000. The internal damping characteristics ofthe viscoelastics are exceptionally effective as a
speaker to stand interface material.
U.S. Consultant Steve Desper recommends STIK-TAK by Devcon Corporation, available at your local
hardware store. It’s a cheap solution and works well. Australian Greg Simmons has found a similar
product—marketed as
Blue Tak : “Use enough of it relative to the weight of your speakers. For a small
monitor weighing just over 20kg, I used four balls about 15mm in diameter (one under each corner).
With 20kg on top of them, these balls squashed down to about 4mm or 5mm thickness, and held the
monitor very firmly.”
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