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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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geoffkait
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Ethan Winer. Lots of laughs! 😃
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blueranger OP
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Eureka!!!!! I have the answer!!! Suspend the speaker from the ceiling!!!! Case closed! Well NOT. Oh thanks foe the link. I have rad about half. Going back now
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@audiozenology, are you hot dogging me? You probably should read what blue ranger wrote one more time. Spring systems are not wobbly unless you push down on them. Duh! You are nothing if not argumentative. Why It’s almost like you don’t know anything about it. 
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blueranger OP
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Interesting article from a snake oil sleuth. I have wondered too if the change was somewhat due to speaker height. I swear my DIY speaker isolation base made a worthwhile difference when I played Madonna's "Erotoica" and Al Stewart's "On the Border" The bass seemed better controlled and deeper. I dont want to think that the expense of time and 💰 money was wasted. That earlier video of the RMAF show was impressive. So according to the article he didn't test that guys product did he? So I'm thinking maybe my DIY speaker isolation platform is making a small but positve step closer to audio nirvana.
clearthink
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geoffkait"Spring systems are not wobbly unless you push down on them."

Of course that is true this is like the old joke.

Patient: It hurts when I do this.
Doctor: Then don't do that.
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