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Speaker spikes:rules of thumb?
I've spent a good few amusing minutes reading the Stateside stuff alongside comments here. I know we should all try stuff to see what we think (although slapping granite slabs on the floor, risking marital disharmony, only to say "no I think I prefer them without" might be interesting) but I'd like to try to draw out a principle or two which at least a few of us could agree on before I pile into trial-and-error territory...
1) FLOOR CONSTRUCTION: coupling to a solid (concrete or similar) makes sense as it dissipates vibrations arising in the speaker cabinet; isolation might make more sense on wooden floors where coupling could unhelpfully emphasise vibrations in certain frequency ranges. RULE OF THUMB 1: spikes for solid floors, isolation (superballs or whatever) for wooden floors.
2) SPEAKER WEIGHT: coupling might be more effective with heavier speakers than for lighter ones. RULE OF THUMB 2: if your speakers are light either (a) isolate them or (b) add weight before coupling.
These are just pointers; there will always be exceptions and one should always use one's ears, but a few rules of thumb would help to inform, or perhaps to narrow down, the number of options we try out.
Make sense? Any others?
I've spent a good few amusing minutes reading the Stateside stuff alongside comments here. I know we should all try stuff to see what we think (although slapping granite slabs on the floor, risking marital disharmony, only to say "no I think I prefer them without" might be interesting) but I'd like to try to draw out a principle or two which at least a few of us could agree on before I pile into trial-and-error territory...
1) FLOOR CONSTRUCTION: coupling to a solid (concrete or similar) makes sense as it dissipates vibrations arising in the speaker cabinet; isolation might make more sense on wooden floors where coupling could unhelpfully emphasise vibrations in certain frequency ranges. RULE OF THUMB 1: spikes for solid floors, isolation (superballs or whatever) for wooden floors.
2) SPEAKER WEIGHT: coupling might be more effective with heavier speakers than for lighter ones. RULE OF THUMB 2: if your speakers are light either (a) isolate them or (b) add weight before coupling.
These are just pointers; there will always be exceptions and one should always use one's ears, but a few rules of thumb would help to inform, or perhaps to narrow down, the number of options we try out.
Make sense? Any others?