@michaellent , Amplitude is essentially volume but referring to output level across the frequency spectrum. It is a essentially a different way of describing frequency response. An equalizer adjusts amplitude at specific frequencies with a specific Q.
Spikes on tower speakers
This is my first post here, just getting involved in the earlier stages of serious stuff. I recently bought a pair of Piega p4L MKll speakers. They sound great, at least according to my perhaps unsophisticated ears.
My question/problem: The speakers have spikes on them that cannot be removed because the previous owner glued them to the base. Becaue of the spikes, the speakers are very unstable on the carpet in my listening room. I need something that the spikes will go into so that the speaker towers will be more stable. So far, neither plywood nor small metal speaker spike pads have worked. Am now considering carbon speaker spike pads and hockey pucks to get the spikes into and then a bigger base, such as wood or even granite/marble.
I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that would solve this problem.
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@jtcf , The silliest thing you could possibly do to a subwoofer is put it on anything but a very sturdy floor. Put your hand on the sub playing a bass heavy number. That vibration you feel is distortion. In a perfect world you would not be able to feel anything. Some of the best subs come remarkably close if placed on a solid floor. None of these have a single driver. The Newtonian forces of a single sub driver shaking at 20 Hz will vibrate even the heaviest enclosure. |
Competitively priced with the Townsends is the Boenicke Swingbase, which has been around since 2010. 6moons has a preview for a review going on and here's a video of the base in action: So many ways to skin the cat. No intent to highjack this thread but to point out that if one wants to really isolate something from below, this is one alternative that goes even farther than springs. All the best, |
Sorry I’m so late to the discussion. I just saw this. If I were in the same boat, the first thing I would do is go to s store that sells bricks/patio pavers/ blocks and look for the concrete formed, big, patio blocks. They usually have designs on the top, but you should be able to work around that. Or, look for blocks with a nice, flat underside. Get yourself a pair of those and experiment with the different ideas, If you find an idea that sounds good to you, then you can get fancy and buy some granite. Who knows, you might decide your speakers on top of concrete gives you the sound you desire.
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