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Can I Live With A Hardwood Floor?

Hi All,
I could certainly use some advice on this matter. I have Quad 2905 ESL's in my attic and my attic has hardwood floors. I recently moved into this residence never having experienced hardwood floors previously. My speakers are on cones and isolated with Herbie's titanium gliders. I've been able to position the speakers so that they are given enough room to operate effectively but those hardwood floors are brutal at times. My thought leads me to the only obvious solution, 12 feet by 12 feet carpeting. Are there more cost effective ways of approaching this?
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks as always!
goofyfoot

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folkfreak
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@tablejockey i think you have your threads twisted. The HFTs are resonators hence ideally suited for the situation @lwin describes

there is an extensive discussion of the use of these types of kit here
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/placement-tips-for-synergistic-research-htfs

And to echo @lwin experience I found the same results in my prior setup where the SR ART and HFTs helped greatly with a large room with lots of glass

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folkfreak
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@goofyfoot to your original question you should have no problem with hardwood floors as long as you treat them with rugs as others have suggested. Make sure to use a natural wool rug, probably not too thick. Synthetic rugs sound terrible - I thought I could save a few bucks but they really don’t work

Personally I pefer not having the rug under the speakers, it makes it easier to use whatever spikes or other isolation device you prefer (I use the Tonwnshend podiums). My current setup has two 4x6 rugs that fill the space between speaker and listening seat and extend a few feet beyond the edge of each speaker. 
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folkfreak
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@goofyfoot there are nice cheaper wool rugs available. Something like this is a good price and fits with my decor but there are others you can find on eBAy (which btw is quite a good place to get rugs from!)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/351167348799
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