{"product_id":"bostik-blutack-tacky-damping-compound","title":"Bostik BluTack Tacky Damping Compound","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEditors' Choice Award - \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Easy, Affordable Way to Reduce Speaker Vibration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eBlu-Tack from Bostick is a reusable plastic material that has excellent molding qualities. It resists slump, will not shrink, won't dry out or harden, and can be used over and over again. It is excellent for use as a coupling between speakers and stands for eliminating or greatly reducing many types of mechanical vibration and resonance. Non-toxic Blu-Tack will not harm the finish of your speaker, speaker stand, or any other surface, and it can be pressed into any shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAward-Winning Performance\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eBlu-Tack won an Editors' Choice Award from \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTAS\u003c\/em\u003e calls Blu-Tack \"the original acoustic putty and adhesive from Bostik of England that damps resonances and mechanically couples a compact speaker to the top plate of its stand. Sonically you’ll hear tighter bass and improved image. Considered 'a flexible semi-liquid that behaves like a solid,' it also offers a safety bonus by preventing a stand-mounted speaker from being inadvertently toppled.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTighten Up Those Low Frequencies\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eUsing Blu-Tack with Celestion speaker stands and Acoustic Energy AE1 speakers, \u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e magazine editor John Atkinson noted, \"With the Blu-Tack interface on the Celestion stand, the low frequencies were the tightest and the most tuneful, the lower midrange the most transparent.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn addition to using Blu-Tack with speakers, you may find other audiophile uses, too. Search the web for suggestions, or experiment on your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\"Not Subtle, a Significant Difference\"\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"My speakers are Neat MFS and recommended by Neat to be seated with Blu-Tac. I recently peeled off the Blu-Tac, re-rolled it, and reseated the speakers,\" reports Blu-Tac user Elfer in the Hi-Fi Corner at \u003cem\u003ecommunity.nairmaudio.com\u003c\/em\u003e, June 2020. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"The difference it made was incredible, more solidity to low frequencies, cleaner midrange, and opened up the soundstage. Not subtle, a significant difference.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eA Little Can Go a Long Way\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHow much Blu-Tack do you need to use? According to John Atkinson, \"If you want to suppress resonances the most, you should use thin pads of Blu-Tack about the size of a nickel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThis package of Blu-Tack gives you a strip of about 3\" x 3\", which is more than enough for a pair of speakers. Tweaks don't get much more affordable than Blu-Tack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\"The Bass Had Become Remarkably Cleaner and Faster!\"\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Bass travels with ease down into the floorboards and the stand can vibrate with big bass sounds. I became painfully aware of it when a panel on the back was vibrating quite badly on one film that I was watching, so I Blu-Tack'd the plate,\" reports Rabbit, \u003cem\u003ediyah.boards.net\u003c\/em\u003e, July 8, 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"That cut the rattle down and then four blobs of blutak were put under the soundbar itself, so that it was in effect, 'stuck' to the glass plate top.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Not only was the rattle gone, but the bass had become remarkably cleaner and faster!\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bostik","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45983362023597,"sku":"NEW-BTTACK","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/BTTACK_02__38155.1730306099.1280.1280.jpg?v=1778110173","url":"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/products\/bostik-blutack-tacky-damping-compound","provider":"Audio Advisor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}