Speakers: Isolation?


Guys,

I’m trying to figure out the best method for setting down my stand mount speakers.

Currently I have a pair of hollow wooden cabinet stands ordered to measurement from eBay. These are pretty lightweight and do not use dense wood. They are laying atop thick butcher blocks acting as pliniths which are on a set of Mapleshade carpet heavyfooters (spiked). What’s the best way to effectively mount my speakers onto the stands?
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Showing 7 responses by toddverrone

Ugh, another person recommending roller blocks. I might actually have to buy a set now.. it's one of the few isolation pieces I can't diy well enough.
Geoff - what's the formula for Fr? You posted it ages ago and I never wrote it down..
Did you mean isolation effectiveness is inversely proportional to spring rate? Effectiveness goes up as Fr goes down, yes?
@jtsnead those look brilliant. What an elegant, simple design. Especially if they work well.
I'm in the same boat. We'd have to get a spiked platform for each speaker, then put the roller bearings between the platform and the speaker. My main problem is that my right speaker is right next to the door into the kids' playroom. It has to be very stable. My kids know to be careful, but friends' and neighbors' kids.. not so much 
I’ve seen them, but they cost almost as much as my amps for two speakers. You need to buy a spike adapter for carpet..
But yes, I'd love a set.