Here we go again....

[crazydiamond]

This is getting tiresome. I think I'm going to have to screw everything to everything else :mad:

Apologies for the shaky images, it goes with the house I'm afraid.

I hope all forum members and their families are safe and well.

[sirAndy]

That totally sucks, mate. I hope you and everyone else in Christchurch have a shake-free Christmas. The rest of the country really feels for you all.

[Michael Jones]

I was fortunate, this time around, that nothing important fell down. Even my CD rack, pictured in previous threads having toppled over, stayed up. But that might have more to do with the hefty angle of lean it now enjoys against the wall.

The music - from iTunes via a hard disc - kept playing on. A light piece of review equipment edge towards a fall but stopped in time!

[Brian Ono]

Couldnt believe it when I heard the news.Im hoping the rest of your year and next year stays quake free.Hope it stops soon.

[dunnoguit]

Hope you and everyone be well!

[got tinnitus]

When the quakes hit, I was driving home from Pure HiFi with their demo pair of Naim S400 speakers to try over the Xmas holidays. For a couple of seconds there, I thought a wheel from the car had fallen off as the day prior I had new tyres put on!

Suffice it to say, I didn't bother unloading the speakers from the car. They went back first thing this morning :-(

I didn't want to run the risk of having them topple over in my care!

My existing speakers escaped unharmed. One toppled onto a chase lounge and the other kissed the hi-fi rack and didn't go any further. Lucky.

Pain in the arse time of year for this to happen but it seems every 6 months we're getting these big events.

[Jazsaxman]

I recognise those CD racks. Funnily enough I've had the same issues in Sept and cpl of days ago.

[AgrAde]

Looks like I'm one of the few smart enough to quake-safe the home! Nothing of mine fell, but my housemate did run from the dunny halfway through a number two in order to catch his dyns. Priorities!

[crazydiamond]

I've got a week off late January so I'll be off to Bunnings to try and anti-quake the house.

[too_tall]

Not sure thats a mental image many of us want to cherish!

[got tinnitus]

Quake proofed here.

My speakers are lashed down with 30mm wide webbing, anchored to the floor with stainless steel saddles and 40mm wood screws into the joists.

The gear rack is fine; it's bottom heavy so doesn't move an inch.

Water tanks are done.
Fish tank tied to the wall with webbing and saddles.
TV's either on wall brackets or clamped to the cabinet.
Book cabinets screwed to the wall.
Cargo nets used in the garage to stop stuff falling from the roof space.
Cupboard door handles tied together with rubber bands. Fridge door handles tied together.
Glassware that was bought to replace the broken stuff now lives in the boxes it came in.
Bluetack used everywhere...

Anything of value that is fragile is stored away.

[Michael Jones]

Blutak is amazing for securing items. After various Christmas decorations fell for the second time, my Christmas-aholic flatmate gave up. I just went and secured them with blutak and none of those items have moved since.

[crazydiamond]

I'd like to try and add an oversize plinth for the speakers to sit on. I think I spotted a photo from one of the members here.

Any suggestions on what to use? Will it affect the sound?

Still, speakers lying face down on the carpet don't sound the best I guess!!

[maxgate]

I'd like to try and add an oversize plinth for the speakers to sit on. I think I spotted a photo from one of the members here.

Any suggestions on what to use? Will it affect the sound?

Still, speakers lying face down on the carpet don't sound the best I guess!!

Cloth Ears fitted his speakers with enlarged plinths to stop the cats toppling them (I would have bought a shotgun instead) so I would send him a PM. Then there's the 'Enzer who screwed everything into a plywood sheet that straddled the room...

[Willie]

Bugger

[AgrAde]

Then there's the 'Enzer who screwed everything into a plywood sheet that straddled the room...

That'd be me. With regards to the sound quality, the speaker spikes go through holes in the ply and straight onto the carpeted concrete floor. Coupled well, just as they were. The ply is bolted to the cabinet/plinth directly and is suspended on top of the carpet.

The speakers can rock slightly, which means the ply acts somewhat like a shock absorber and keeps forces to a minimum, rather than having them rigidly attached to the floor and possibly ripping the threaded steel plugs out of the bottom of the cabinets. The quakes are very harsh and abrupt here in the east.

It could have looked nice too if I had made the effort. Heh.

[maxgate]

That'd be me. With regards to the sound quality, the speaker spikes go through holes in the ply and straight onto the carpeted concrete floor. Coupled well, just as they were. The ply is bolted to the cabinet/plinth directly and is suspended on top of the carpet.

The speakers can rock slightly, which means the ply acts somewhat like a shock absorber and keeps forces to a minimum, rather than having them rigidly attached to the floor and possibly ripping the threaded steel plugs out of the bottom of the cabinets. The quakes are very harsh and abrupt here in the east.

It could have looked nice too if I had made the effort. Heh.

I was so impressed by your comprehensive solution that I emailed a friend in Governors Bay who keeps thinking his tall Dynaudios are about to dive into the mosh pit. Peace of mind: priceless.

[crazydiamond]

That'd be me. With regards to the sound quality, the speaker spikes go through holes in the ply and straight onto the carpeted concrete floor. Coupled well, just as they were. The ply is bolted to the cabinet/plinth directly and is suspended on top of the carpet.

The speakers can rock slightly, which means the ply acts somewhat like a shock absorber and keeps forces to a minimum, rather than having them rigidly attached to the floor and possibly ripping the threaded steel plugs out of the bottom of the cabinets. The quakes are very harsh and abrupt here in the east.

It could have looked nice too if I had made the effort. Heh.

I'm out east as well and this sounds like a great idea but with my setup I don't know if it will work out. I have a very small "footprint" between speakers and other equipment/racks/furniture etc. Since the main shockwaves always seem to be back and forth rather than side to side, I'll probably try and attach an oblong type plinth (if that make sense).

Not sure on what materials to use. I'm not much of a DIYer.

[crazydiamond]

That'd be me. With regards to the sound quality, the speaker spikes go through holes in the ply and straight onto the carpeted concrete floor. Coupled well, just as they were. The ply is bolted to the cabinet/plinth directly and is suspended on top of the carpet.

The speakers can rock slightly, which means the ply acts somewhat like a shock absorber and keeps forces to a minimum, rather than having them rigidly attached to the floor and possibly ripping the threaded steel plugs out of the bottom of the cabinets. The quakes are very harsh and abrupt here in the east.

It could have looked nice too if I had made the effort. Heh.

I'm out east as well and this sounds like a great idea but with my setup I don't know if it will work out. I have a very small "footprint" between speakers and other equipment/racks/furniture etc. Since the main shockwaves always seem to be back and forth rather than side to side, I'll probably try and attach an oblong type plinth (if that make sense).

Not sure on what materials to use. I'm not much of a DIYer.