What your choice speakers with spikes or speakers with a vibration isolation device?


I am in the camp of vibration isolation. I think it makes sense that the less energy transfer into the floor goes into the air. I found these really cool magnetic isolation feet that I’ve never seen before. They are very affordable, the guys are from England. Here’s a link, The company is called solid air audio.https://solidairaudio.com
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I am also on a wood floor like Larry above is. The effect I had was the same that he found, it made the base less Bhoomi and at higher volumes the isolation removed A distortion the fact that I was getting. Probably because the base was going through the subfloor and reverberating back up into the speaker enclosure. The towns in video explains this quite well.Here’s a link to all of his products.https://youtu.be/7ew4dRUEm-k
Here’s a link where the inventor goes into several science experiments and explanations of what you gain.

https://youtu.be/OZxi1oZfvDA

Here’s a short video where he talks about transfer of energy through concrete

https://youtu.be/BOPXJDdwtk4

finally here’s a great video that has some newton in it for Miller carbon!

https://youtu.be/dW9-r83IvhI
Kalali +1....I'm now on a suspended hardwood floor and using Herbie's products under my speakers.
I always decouple, no matter the floor..No spikes ever...I dampen the enclosure, as much I can. If you can get the KNOCH factor to green concrete, you've done a good job...

I go by the pound..about 60 lb a foot for monitors, bass lowriders or bass columns.

I'd hang the darn things if I could figure a way without turning the room into looking like the Big Top at Barnum and Bailey's..

@ 60 lb a foot, that's over a ton hanging from the rafters, with just 4, columns. There are 8 enclosures in there.

Hanging is out, spikes are out. 

Adjustable spring mounts and silicone.
A spring suspension and different viscous ratings for the rubber, from staying liquid (like an accumulator, or a shock), to a VERY hard dry material.
Hospital generators, and power plants in floating structures use them.. Where I got the idea from 40 years ago. ZERO harmonics, as long as the dampeners would stay charged, (no leaks from the bladders) with nitrogen

There is NOT a better way to control harmonics...

Vibration = distortion, simple...

Regards