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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@fire_water 

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?

myself…( or Mr. P.W.K. were he present ) don’t think spending big money on “boutique solutions” will render any large sound quality gains other than isolation/decoupling/damping as discussed.

another consideration is that LaScala’s are asymmetric in their weight distribution as per their construction design…ie… all 4 corners are not even in weight.

@wolf_garcia 

do people think sound has edges

Sound certainly diffracts around edges ...

... and I agree that there is no need to level speakers like La Scalas provided they do not rock on their footings

“LaScala’s are asymmetric in their weight distribution as per their construction design…ie… all 4 corners are not even in weight.”

This is typical.  In most cases, the weight of the speaker drivers mounted to the more rigid front baffle distribute significantly heavier weight to the front footers.