What do you put underneath floorstanding speakers?


I have B&W cdm7nt speakers on spikes and I was wondering if there was something to put underneath the speakers to improve the sound and also possilby reduce the sound in the apartment below.
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Showing 1 response by rannagarden

Spikes sends the energy from the speakers right down in to the floor. A good thing - as it´s helps getting a better grip on the speaker cones. A bad thing if you have a neighbour or someone in an apartment below, as soundwaves will be picked up by the floor and carried a long way via the inner structure of the building.

You need to get rid of the energy from the speakers, but not send that of a large portion in to the floor. Some kind of soft energy-absorbent may do a better job for you. Such as rubber/vibrapod/foam cones etc. There are plenty of fish if you are willing to try such an solution. See Audiogon for ex.