trecool99

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Footers under new speakers
Congrats!  Glad they worked out for you.  It's a lot of money for them to not be what you hoped for. I just placed an order for the Tough Nut cylinders and price is more that reasonable, which is a breath of fresh air when it comes to  HiFi tweak... 
My Sonus Faber Amatis have weak bass even though I'm running ML 536s--800 w/ch into 4 ohms
@torke Glad you we're able to solve your issues.  Which isolation footers did you have before and when you decided to couple them how did you do it?  Are the speakers on spikes now?   There is another thread discussing footers and isolation here.... 
Footers under new speakers
@pcrhkr Precisely why isolation or vibration control devices may be robbing you of that bass sound/feel that you may like.  The claim is to clean up and make bass more focused but at what cost? Sure measurements can show a frequency response but h... 
Footers under new speakers
@prof My point exactly as I posted before when it comes to bass density and punch.  Do you have a picture of your setup?  Which spikes did you use under your marble platforms on carpet?  Sounds like you gained quite a bit of height with this setup?  
Footers under new speakers
Looking forward to hearing how the Tough Nut cylinders work out.   Not sure if anyone has posted this yet from the Audiophilliac but provides another interesting and subjective perspective. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAOD3aUfIYQ Despite all... 
Why the huge increase in the price of Sonus Farber Amanti G5 speakers.
One word... greed.  
~$3-5k speakers for moderate volume listening: Spendor A4, Fyne 501SP, Focal Aria X no. 2?
If you haven't heard the Sonetto G2s you owe yourself to have a listen.  For your budget the Sonetto V G2s will surprise you.  Music Lovers in Berkeley have them for demo.  If you call ahead they can setup with an amp that closely matches your set...