Thanks Sd, so the best thing is to buy both and experiment? This kind of trial can be quite expensive but will probably ensure more satisfiying results. Thanks again, and i'll check into AudioAdvisor and Vibrapods.
cs- vibrapods are pretty cheap (about $6/each x 3 x 2 spkrs). Using machine bolts instead of the spikes that typically come w/stands couldn't cost more $5 total.
Because a speaker cone is coupled to the cabinet, the cabinet will always vibrate to some extent with the cone. This causes a dissipation of energy which can result in loss of efficiency as well as phasing inaccuracy. So the idea is to hold the cabinet as rigid as possible so (ideally) all the work is done by the cone and none by the cabinet. Now it seems that vibrapods may hold a cabinet more rigidly than if it were standing unrestrained on the floor, but they cannot hold it as rigidly as spikes can. Am I missing something here?
Gboren Thanks for the comments. Do you have any insights into how & why Aurio MIB's are able to work under speakers? Because I (like you) believed that mechanically coupling the spkr cabinet to floor was of utmost importance.
I saw MIB's used (3 per spkr. seated between a 2" marble slab & the spkr. cabinet) Verity - Parcifals.
Sound was good - bass too. Room was a tiled (2nd floor. with a carpeted listening area). ...Not sure if the slabs were plain marble or had something under them - would've been thin if anything.
Awdeeofyle...interesting. I approached Verity with ideas for modifying their excellent adjustable huge spikes, and they warned me to NOT change the distance between the woofer and the floor, as bass response is tuned with that fixed 1/2 wavelength distance frequency in mind. I use the stock spikes with great success, btw.
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