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Anyone replace the springs of a Nobsound footer?

I purchased two pairs of Nobsound spring footers to place under my REL S/812 subs.  The front of the sub is much heavier than the rear of the sub, so the two Nobsound footers under the front of the sub, with all seven springs installed, are compressed nearly 90%-95% (rather than the 50% that I understand is optimal).  I’d like to purchase some stiffer springs to see if this will work better.  
Have you purchased any other springs that were different in stiffness than the springs that come with the footers?  If so, where did you find them?

in advance, thanks!

louisl
mitch2
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Agree with @carlsbad2 and @audphile1 - easier to use more Nobsounds in the front.  You might get it done with a single extra Nobsound in the front-center of each speaker, or by using two of them at each front corner.  If too stiff, you can just remove some of the springs from each to achieve the desired level of spring compression.

I experienced the same issue when sizing single springs to place under my 180 lb. speakers/stands.  Not unusual for the front to be heavier since the speaker drivers, with their heavy magnets, are attached to the front baffle. 

mashif
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I had the same problem. I replaced them with SVS isolation footers. They're amazing. 

mitch2
4,086 posts
 

If considering other options, I replaced the springs under my speakers with the larger size of these in the front and use the next size down in the back. Plenty of sizes to match the weight of whatever you are supporting.

Platinum silicone elastomers, act like a damped spring. Lots of mass, good damping and the speaker is free to move around like it did when I had them on springs, but maybe a bit more stable since they are adhered to the bottom of my Sound Anchors stands. These are more spring-like than Herbie’s products, which I also used previously.

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