@mitch2 hey nothing wrong with inexpensive anything. In fact i just came across these beautiful piano cups with gold painted metal tops, rubber mid layer and felt bottoms. Hey if they work for $200,000 Steinway then I'm sure they'll work with LaScala speakers ;) But I like the idea of the Stack Audio footers or the Townshend Audio’s Seismic F-type Corners!
Klipsch LaScala footers
Now that I believe I have my Klipsch LaScala AL5 speakers properly positioned, it's time that I deal with proper footers of some sort. My current rubber furniture coasters with felt pads on the underside allowed me to position these heavy 200 lbs cabinets easily and without damaging the wood floor. These coasters were temporary and it's time to find proper footers. I actually experimented with plastic coasters with a carpeted underside and they support my weight no problem (I'm 200 lbs). Any suggestions would be really appreciated.
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What sonic outcomes are you looking for? It seems your speakers have extremely high volume output and need very little power to drive them. Most dynamic speakers have high mass drivers which tend to move the cabinet in the opposite direction, but your horn-loaded bass drivers fire into a labyrinth, don't go very deep and don't require much energy. The mass of each cabinet is so high I'd be surprised if conventional considerations apply! |
@richardbrand you make a lot of sense. I guess I was wondering if the cabinets need to be sitting directly on the floor. And while I'm worried about damaging the floor I'm also wondering if I'm doing these spkrs a disservice by placing them on these flimsy furniture sliders. As of today I'm now using rigid furniture sliders with a carpeted underside which seem to work well as the cabinets aren't wobbly. |
Large Klipsch’s usually have those shiny little metal things forced into the corners of the risers like my Heresy IVs and my Cornwall IVs. Really all you need to worry about is whether the speakers are level and towed in properly. You can use a bubble level like the one for your turntable or the one you have in your toolbox. I made footers by visiting our local Economy Hardware and purchasing some PVC end caps used to terminate runs of plumbing along with some sticky felt pads to prevent damage to the footers and disguised the PVC’s tan color with some strips of black electrical tape all in an effort to compensate for the thickness of the carpet and the overhang on the hardwood floor when the speakers are positioned properly. See the result below. As far as fancy footers go probably a waste of money unless you’re just doing it for the bling. If you can't make out the bubble level image you can expand it with your thumb and forefinger if you're using an LCD display. Left PVC footer Left horizontal Right PVC footer Right front to back Left front to back right horizontal |
Iso acoustics Gaia 2s. They sound fabulous although since they came with my speakers (an upgrade to a pair of Pure Audio Project Duet 15 Horn 1s) I have no idea if they help anything...they do look cool and need to be oriented properly. Also there is absolutely NO reason to have speakers perfectly level, although stable is important (so your drink doesn't fall off)...do people think sound has edges? |
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