Speaker Isolation
lenwfl -- Mon, 11/03/2008 - 14:22
I currently have B&W N802 speakers resting on small felt pads directly on a wood floor which is cemented to the concrete pad underneath. I'm considering putting the B&W N802 spikes back on the speakers (they were used when I had carpeting in the room) and protect the wood floors with "tendercups" which are small metal devices that accept the spikes and protect the wood floor.
Is there any real advantage to using the spikes on a wood floor? Will spikes likely improve overall cohesion and resolution? I'm also getting very good tight bass response without spikes so I'm concerned whether spikes will diminish the base response.
Len
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lwhitefl wrote:I currently have B&W N802 speakers resting on small felt pads directly on a wood floor which is cemented to the concrete pad underneath. I'm considering putting the B&W N802 spikes back on the speakers (they were used when I had carpeting in the room) and protect the wood floors with "tendercups" which are small metal devices that accept the spikes and protect the wood floor.
Is there any real advantage to using the spikes on a wood floor? Will spikes likely improve overall cohesion and resolution? I'm also getting very good tight bass response without spikes so I'm concerned whether spikes will diminish the base response.
Len
1. Yes!
2. Yes!
3. The bass will tighten!
If you already have the spikes, the only thing you need is some way to protect your floors. I would strongly suggest you try using the spikes with some sort of metal disk under them.
I use nickels as they don't seem to be good for much else :)
Steven Stone
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