A Subdude doesn't create any space under the speaker. Shouldn't cause any harm. Every Harbeth stand that I remember seeing is open underneath the speaker.
Two Nice Small Tweaks to Klipsch Forte III Loudspeakers
I made two small tweaks to my Forte IIIs.
First, I bought Auralex Subdude Isolation Platforms to sit underneath them. This raises them up ~2 inches and isolates them from a suspended wood floor below.
Second, I applied Dynamat to the midrange horn body. Knocking on the horn (once reinstalled) results in less ringing and noise now.
The improvements are more on the subtle end of the spectrum but surely noticeable. I thought I'd pass this along because for <$200 these tweaks are non-permanent and seem to provide as much if not more benefit than playing with cables.
First, I bought Auralex Subdude Isolation Platforms to sit underneath them. This raises them up ~2 inches and isolates them from a suspended wood floor below.
Second, I applied Dynamat to the midrange horn body. Knocking on the horn (once reinstalled) results in less ringing and noise now.
The improvements are more on the subtle end of the spectrum but surely noticeable. I thought I'd pass this along because for <$200 these tweaks are non-permanent and seem to provide as much if not more benefit than playing with cables.
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I have Heresy IIIs and damped the horn with Dynamat, and put Vibrapods under the corners of the speakers...the Dynamat doesn't do too much, or if it does I had forgotten what the speakers sounded like before damping the horns and really should have A/B tested the things after doing one but...meh...the Vibrapods work very well on my wood floors to keep a vibration barrier there. I actually did try the Heresies on stands but the floor/tilt position sounded better...I use 2 REL subs. Having said all this I looked on Amazon Prime and the Subdude IIs are el-cheapo...gotta try 'em. |
There's a guy on audiocircle who just completed mods to the Forte III's for anyone interested hopefully this link works but if it doesn't just go to audiocircle....
https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=166996.msg1773760#new I was seriously considering Forte III's having owned KG4's & Chorus I's years ago but went a different direction. Happy Listening! |
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