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Isolation for speakers on spikes

A friend recently gave me some Vibrapod isolation discs to put under my speakers, B&W 704. The effect was amazing, however I believe that by removing the spikes the speakers lost a lot of their quickness, and with some music they sound even a little muddy and dull. I tried resting a board on the pods, and the speakers with spikes on top of that, but that didn't work out. How can I get the best of both worlds--the great isolation benefits but also maintain the quickness and clarity that spikes deliver?
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charlie101
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Actually if you call the boys at Zu they will downplay the importance of their spikes or aftermarket brands. Not needed at all. Check with Sean or Adam to verify this.
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shadorne
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If your problem is that the speaker enclosures are resonating in a bad way and affecting the sound: you might look at heavier, stronger and better braced speaker designs rather than trying to compensate for these vibrations by making coupling resonances with the floor or stands. Fixing the root cause of the problem is often better than band aids.
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warrenh
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Grant is right on that. Robert over at Starsound will do whatever it takes to get the system that is right for you. You have 30 days to play with it. No good? Back to Starsound. Can't beat that with a stick. Tvad, do you know if Exemplar/Denon has that rattling issue with their 3910?
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warrenh
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Grant, "no they don't" presupposes that you know already. So why be verbose? lol..
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