Hi Sam: I have tried both Vibrapods, Mapleshade Surefoot brass cones and Racing cones in the past though I have not tried the Vibrapods on my new Reynaud speakers (thanks for reminding me). The Pods do extend the bass and tend to smooth the overall response from my experience. I tried the Pods with my Castle speakers with good results but never ordered more and am using what I have under equipment platforms. I would also like to try the E.A.R. feet that Redkiwi mentions in a couple of threads but have been lazy and have not yet ordered them (they are even less expensive than the Pods). The large brass Mapleshade cones were quite remarkable, IMO when used between my metal stands and the Reynauds. Very smooth and detailed but with a somewhat thinner/cleaner bass than I had expected. I kept turning up the volume higher than I usually do (not sure if this is a good thing). As I mentioned in another thread though, using the cones is out of the question as the speakers are to precarious when perched upon them and a small earthquake (I live in LA) or a good bump from a passerby would send them falling to the floor. The Pods lower profile and larger contact area seemed to be a more secure type of installation. I had suggested that Brulee try the Pods with his B&W 805's (think it was Brulee) in another thread due to his complaint about the bass response in his room with the speakers, but don't know if he has tried them. The Pods "seem" to be a little woolier (is that a word?) or thicker in the bass than any cones that I have tried (Racing and now the Mapleshade's) though I am in a position to A/B both at this time and will give it a try. Anyway, I did like the Pod sound with my brighter Castle speakers but got sidetracked somewhere along the way.
Vibrapods and Speakers
After reading a Soundstage article couple years ago by Greg
Weaver I have been experimenting using vibrapods to decouple
speaker from stand/floor. In the original article Greg was amazed at the improvement in sound of his Von Schweikert speakers when he replaced the cones between the bass cabinet
and mid/high cabinet with vibrapods. I am very impressed using vibrapods on monitor speakers between stand and speaker to decouple speaker. Very noticeable increase in bass extension, more 3D sounding, and richer more natural sound. I will not go back to rigid coupled speaker/stand.
I am now experimenting using large vibrapods for floor standing speakers between speaker/floor. At first you will reject this out of hand because we have been told over and over that speakers should be cone/spike mounted, but I am not so sure. Any other members tried this approach?
Weaver I have been experimenting using vibrapods to decouple
speaker from stand/floor. In the original article Greg was amazed at the improvement in sound of his Von Schweikert speakers when he replaced the cones between the bass cabinet
and mid/high cabinet with vibrapods. I am very impressed using vibrapods on monitor speakers between stand and speaker to decouple speaker. Very noticeable increase in bass extension, more 3D sounding, and richer more natural sound. I will not go back to rigid coupled speaker/stand.
I am now experimenting using large vibrapods for floor standing speakers between speaker/floor. At first you will reject this out of hand because we have been told over and over that speakers should be cone/spike mounted, but I am not so sure. Any other members tried this approach?