I don't get it


Why would a designer of high end speakers dis recommend the use of after market footers for the use of vibration control under his speakers? The speaker in question has lousy little rubber pads under them and is sitting on carpet. I actually wrote to the speaker maker for suggestions and got his recommendation to not use anything extra.
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Showing 1 response by judsauce

You might try what I did in my last home. Check what is under your carpet. Is it cement, plywood, linoleum? I had old hard linoleum under my carpet. I have a tall set of Dunlavy SC3's. I went and bought 6 metal cones, three per speaker. I had 2 cones on each left and right rear corner, and one cone in the middle in the front edge. The sharp point of the cone penetrated the rug and coupled directly over the hard linoleum. One last thing; you will notice that with only one cone in front, that the speaker has wobble room because there is nothing supporting the front left and right portion of the speaker base. I ended up getting small pieces of cork, about 3 inches in diameter, and gently snuggled it in each front left and right corner. That made the speaker more stable. I think that you'll find the direct coupling of the speaker/cone tip/floor a good solution. It was for me. Good luck.