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DIY speaker isolation base for a wood floor

A definite sonic improvement in tightening up the bass. 
1. Start with 4 aluminum cones. I used some old Mod Squad Tip Toes.
2. 16x16 slab of granite.
3. 1/8 cork.
4. 1/2 inch neoprene rubber.
5. 1/8 cork.
6. Top with another 16x16 slab of granite.
7. Enclosed with a wood cradle to hide the mechanism.
  The granite is from scraps from a shop and was cheap. The added 1/4 inch of neoprene to 1/2 inch thickness did help. Let me hear your thoughts.
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delkal
110 posts
 
I always thought you wanted to couple your speakers to the floor (with spikes).      Now it is best to decouple them? 
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b_limo
2,276 posts
 
I think it’s best to couple the stand to the floor and decouple the speaker from stand, correct?

Do you guys feel like isoacoustic isolation stands are good for decoupling speakers from the stand?
lukaske
307 posts
 
Use marble tiles with rubber studs underneath:is the best solution.
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michaelgreenaudio
1,019 posts
 

"I always thought you wanted to couple your speakers to the floor (with spikes).     Now it is best to decouple them?"


There is no such thing as decoupling in audio. That's just a talking point from those who are dampening. Once you put your speakers in a room all the physics of that room and the speaker becomes one and the same.

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blueranger OP
719 posts
 
Maybe other methods are better than spiking but and I say but, my isolation bass helped on the low end of the audio sound spectrum.
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