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Vandersteen 2wq Subwoofer Help

Hello,
I have a Vandersteen 2wq which I bought used. Although there are holes for spikes on the bottom of the sub mine did not come with any spikes. I have a hardwood floor so I ordered a Auralex Great Gamma to decouple the sub from the floor. My question is will this take away from the musicality of the sub by placing the sub directly on the auralex piece or should I just put spikes on the bottom. The drivers are downward firing.
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samhar
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Hi, I have a pair of 2Wq's that I am experimenting with the placement of also.
I put EZ Glide surface protectors on first sitting directly on the hardwood floor, this way I could slide the sub around to find the best placement. I liked the sound this way, the closer to the floor the fuller the sound, but am now trying the spikes sitting on 1/4" high density fiber board. I am finding corner placement has far more affect on the type of sound, is the sub in a corner? When I found the place that sounded best I listened for a week then put the spikes in. Currently they are 4 1/8" from the back wall and 3 3/8" from the side wall, the db is at 89 and the Q is at 5.
samhar
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I'm wondering if the mat won't be counter productive by reducing the vibrations that help bass resonate with the floor. I put my ear against the top, and could hear the bass and feel the vibrations which must help the overall sound(feeling). Won't more resonance be created if the sub is the height of the spikes off the floor? Did you get the high pass filter and setup instructions? The subs are side ported so mostly vibrations are coming out the bottom. Let us know what you find.
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