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Klipsch Lascala II bin separation

A unique feature of the newer Klipsch Lascala II and AL5 is there are two bins, top and bottom (or HF and LF bins). Recently I put a cut up Purple seat cushion between the two sections and the clarity jumped significantly. Everything is better, very much better. Has anyone ever tried to seriously isolate the two bins? Is this a thing I just never heard of or is this a commonly known deal? The improvement is so huge I thought someone out there would have sounded the trumpet long before now. Sorry if I'm late to the party.....

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sns
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Makes sense,I'd expect isolating mids and highs from bass bin cabinet resonances would result in greater clarity. I modified my Klipschorns years ago, getting rid of top bin altogether, mid driver mounted to Volti tractrix horn,  tweeter mounted to custom fascia, finally modified crossover board, all isolated from bass bin via various type footers. 

sns
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One possible issue with this is speaker manufacturers voice their speakers in stock configuration, and that may be superior to diy mods some of us undertake. I've tried a multitude of footers over the years, they all have unique sound qualities. I've long thought about placing footers under my Klipschorns, concern is I change the quality of bass, or sound characteristics of entire speaker, I believe all Klipsch Heritage don't use footers. Don't want to hijack thread, but I'd be interested in those who've tried footers under Klipsch Heritage?

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