Any new ideas on an old theme?

Any vibration from the waffling of the cabinet is unwanted, IMHO, but that reflects a design philosophy where the cabinet is not intended to color the sound.

Speakers that are built like tanks (heavy damped walls and heavily braced) are less dependent on this aspect - blu tack seems to be the optimum stuff to avoid wobbles and deaden any induced vibration.

If you use a lightweight cabinet such as a Harbeth and many consumer designs then of course you do need to worry as the cabinet itself is an integral part of the sound - so any modifcation as to how it "breathes" or "waffles" will alter the sound...this is why stereophile measures cabint responses with an accelerometer to see what unwanted resonances the structure exhibits.

Personally, I use multiple layers of MDF and rubber pads below my speakers as my goal is to dampen and remove all unwanted sources of sound (distortion) other than from the speaker drivers themselves.

Obviously speaker weight from heavy bracing and thick walls becomes impractical after a while - making the speakers so heavy that they are impossible to move...in practice this means all speakers have some unwanted cabinet coloration however slight that may be on the heaviest models. This is why folks like Pink Floyd work with speaker manufacturers to build their own super massively braced custom cabinets - construction overkill that would be impractical for most of us...

The biggest favour you could do to your speakers is to get rid of the spikes and change them to the resonator type feet,like the finite elemente cerabase.

Every speaker needs them. I kid you not....You could also use the references platform meant for the amplifiers to great effects.

Shadorne
Thanks, always your opinion is valued..

So… You prefer the platform + soft footers approach? You just laying the MDF onto the carpeting? No coupling of it to the floor?

I was thinking to go that way by getting someone to make me a 13 x 13 pair of ?? wood pieces, and then spike into them.

The Book says my sonata IIIs are 110 lbs. I figure they’re a mite short of that mark, and are closer to 85-90 lb. or I’m getting stronger as I get older.

I’ve a sub too… and all of the flooring is like an upstairs flooring would be… a main and a sub floor… no slab is directly under it.

Fafafion
Well, OK… Why? What happened in your opinion with what speakers?

Are these footers something severely funds restricted folks can afford? Whenever I see that word 'elemente' in the title I start thinking the elemente being used is 'can'taffordium', and lots of it.

Blindjim,

Believe it or not ,they works on every speakers that i have listened to{From PSB alpha,To Kharma Grand Ceramique.}In fact,I think every body should try them again

Yes,the initial price seems quite steep,but have a listen,you would never listen to any loud speakers without them.

now what do they do? They open up the soundstage,making sound very 3 dimensional.The instruments seems to hold a place of their own,and ah.....the female vocals;magical!!!

Ans lastly ,you will be grinning from ear to ear till your friends think you have gone......mad....

Hope that help and good luck.

Fafafion
Ever grateful... thanks. I sorrt of figured that tag was gonna be up there.

I sure do appreciate the follow up insights as to the nature of their performance too.

Well, for close to $1800 I'm pretty sure I'd be grining like a possum prior to throwing that amount under my speakers! I'd likely have to be a card carrying certifiable nut, or have just hit my local lottery.

I'll just have to miss that magic show altogether.

Of course, if you would like to bequeath your's to me... well, you'd have my undying respect and gratitude.

$1800, for footers. Whoa! WalMart probably doesn't carry them either, huh?

There has to be a cheaper route.