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Speaker Footer Advise Please

I am getting near the end of the road in terms of tuning my system. I feel that one of the last truly big steps I can make will come when I carefully decouple my speakers from my slap concrete floor. What I am looking for is practical experience and advice from people who have performed just this. As a side what were your experiences along the way and what did you settle on and why. My speakers are Wilson Watt Puppies 5.1 and T+A amp and preamp so my system is dynamic to say the least. I'm looking for that last bit of separation of sound field from my speakers and would like to see if I can tighten up my low frequencies from what is now the tightest bass I have ever heard.

Many thanks in advance.
leica_man
tvad
9,467 posts
 
God bless Newbee for being a voice of reason. His advice regarding spikes and concrete floors is very good.

I will also suggest as an alternative...and an experiment...Aurios Pros isolation bearings. There are several Audiogon members who use Aurios under their loudspeakers and swear by the results.

Spikes utilize the coupling theory, while Aurios bearings utilize decoupling theory. In my experience, both techniques can be effective. It might be fun and educational to try both.
athipaul
40 posts
 
I have Thiel 2.4s on a tiled floor and was wondering if I should use something like Boston Audio Design TuneBlock S (for speakers)?
Are there other alternatives to the above i.e footers for speakers with spikes?
Any advice/recommendation would be appreciated.
listener57
730 posts
 
And, a third path:
Herbiesaudiolab.com
Doubled-up Big Tenderfeet placed beneath the bottom of heavy speaker cabinet to separate it from the solid floor.
There is a ninety day home trial period.
Please post which method you end up preferring.
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wellfed
690 posts
 
Herbie's Big Fat Black Dots work REALLY well for me. I don't have a concrete floor however.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
OK, what the heck. Sorbothane. 50 durometer. 3/8" thick. Doubled to 3/4" if you so choose.

www.McMaster.com

~$50/12"x12" sheet
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