My final solution was to place a 24"x24"x1" granite slab on the carpet and Aurios MIB between the granite and speakers. Works for me. Also got decent results with Nordost Pulsar points and GS DH cones, which are considerably cheaper.
Floorstanders on wood floor, help
Here's the setup:
- suspended wood floor, joists accessible from below
- jute carpet pad, very dense
- carpet, very dense/tight pile
- B&W N803's
We want to eliminate bass bloom while preserving attacks and PRAT. Here's what we've tried so far...
Nothing, flat on the carpet...
soft attacks/PRAT plus lots of bass bloom; worst of both worlds
Speakers on sorbothane footers on wood boards...
eliminated bass bloom but killed attacks/PRAT; deadly dullness
Spikes long enough to pierce carpet/pad and reach the floor...
great attacks/PRAT but enormous bass bloom; coupling to a 13 x 17 x 8 bass drum is not the right idea!
Spikes just shorter than the carpet/pad thickness, so not quite touching the wood floor...
great attacks/PRAT but still annoying bass bloom on some recordings; best we've tried so far, but could be better
Any ideas to preserve attacks and PRAT while controlling bass bloom? TIA.
- suspended wood floor, joists accessible from below
- jute carpet pad, very dense
- carpet, very dense/tight pile
- B&W N803's
We want to eliminate bass bloom while preserving attacks and PRAT. Here's what we've tried so far...
Nothing, flat on the carpet...
soft attacks/PRAT plus lots of bass bloom; worst of both worlds
Speakers on sorbothane footers on wood boards...
eliminated bass bloom but killed attacks/PRAT; deadly dullness
Spikes long enough to pierce carpet/pad and reach the floor...
great attacks/PRAT but enormous bass bloom; coupling to a 13 x 17 x 8 bass drum is not the right idea!
Spikes just shorter than the carpet/pad thickness, so not quite touching the wood floor...
great attacks/PRAT but still annoying bass bloom on some recordings; best we've tried so far, but could be better
Any ideas to preserve attacks and PRAT while controlling bass bloom? TIA.