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Vibrapods under speakers

Has anybody done this? I have Proac's with spikes on a medium pile carpet and on the second floor of my house. Of course the floor beneath the carpet is wood which the spikes are into. My question is that I want to put 3/4 inch slate down, take the spikes out and then put the vibrapods on the slate then the speakers on top,is this a better setup or am I decoupling my speakers from the room? I don't know if this is a good thing or not and was wandering what you all thought before I buy the vibrapods. Thanks, John
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doug28450
199 posts
 
Sdcampbell, we have discussed this before. In the speakers section look for "Vibrapods and Speakers". The last post was 1/29/01. Thanks, Doug
david99
1,467 posts
 
I have used the pods and have had good results under a preamp and a ariston table.Never tried them under speakers but I have thought about it.This is in regards to them getting squished after a few weeks.Put them on a cookie sheet and bake at 100 degress for 10 minutes.It plumps them right up.
jayboard
301 posts
 
I also have plumped up V-Pods by mildly baking them on a cookie sheet. If you fill their centers with a good apricot preserve, they look rather intriguing when done. I reported a negative experience with V-Pods and speakers on the earlier post Doug referenced. Perhaps the jam would have helped.
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comchenry
44 posts
 
Cream cheese has a higher damping coefficient and smooths out the frequency extremes better than jam, I have found. But don't go with the low cal version it just does not work the same.

All joking aside, I am now experimenting with Vpods on my B&W N805's. There is definitely a change and I thought it was for the better. Based on some of these posts, I want to do a careful comparison to better understand the changes.
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