My Legacy Signature III's weigh 140 lbs apiece. They sit on a raised wood foundation. They really came into their own when I put them on one of Mapleshade's 2" thick, unfinished maple platforms. The platforms are spiked to the floor though the carpet ... and the speakers are spiked to the platforms. It was very cost effective to do. If I remember correctly, the unfinished platforms were $175.00 ... and I already had all of the spikes on hand. I bought the unfinished platforms because of the cheap price. I wasn't sure they would work as I intended them to work. Now I wish I would have bought the finished platforms from Mapleshade. They're quite beautifully finished.
Footers under big heavy speakers (Stillpoints Ultra 5, Sistrum rack, Finite Elements,..?)
Revisiting isolation and coupling for my main system, I wonder if I would try better coupling devices than the large Symposium Svelte shelves (19"x24") I currently have under my Duntech Sovereign 2001s
with 21" w x 35" d wooden base, weighing 360lbs each, which in turn rests directly onto wooden floor. My room was pretty lively before the isolation/coupling and I need better coupling/draining of energy for the speakers.
What would you suggest?
I could try four Stillpoints Ultra 5 with base under each speaker or what I hope to be at least equally good and more economically is a pair of Sistrum rack platform (using AudioPoints 1.5) that measures 22.75"x 26.75" (I don't think their standard speaker stands can provide enough balance). I could buy a Sistrum SP-4 rack and use two platforms for my speakers. This would be budget wise the same if I would buy two Apprentice SP-SA-XL-4-1.5 (18"x24") as I am looking for a new rack for my second system (Home Theater).
Star Sound seems to be a very reputable company but earns less coverage than, e.g. Stillpoints.
The third and probably least talked about solution would be Finite Elements Cerabase but I find less buzz here on the Gon.
What would you suggest?
I could try four Stillpoints Ultra 5 with base under each speaker or what I hope to be at least equally good and more economically is a pair of Sistrum rack platform (using AudioPoints 1.5) that measures 22.75"x 26.75" (I don't think their standard speaker stands can provide enough balance). I could buy a Sistrum SP-4 rack and use two platforms for my speakers. This would be budget wise the same if I would buy two Apprentice SP-SA-XL-4-1.5 (18"x24") as I am looking for a new rack for my second system (Home Theater).
Star Sound seems to be a very reputable company but earns less coverage than, e.g. Stillpoints.
The third and probably least talked about solution would be Finite Elements Cerabase but I find less buzz here on the Gon.