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couple or de-couple

DIYer

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Decouple so that the speaker cabinet resonance does not get transferred to the floor / structure and muddy up the sound.
 

Zing

Retired Admin
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I can't think of even one reason to couple your speakers to the floor. However, to de-couple them would offer multiple benefits since you're not transferring any energy or resonances.
 

nats

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floor is concrete with a particle board with a bottom of plastic eggshell type on top of the slab with carpet over that,should that be fine?
 

nats

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def tech mytos 1 towers,they sit on a glass plate/foot with 4 steel round tabs under. i dont have any reason to think i need improvement,just read a lot of talk about decoupling.
 

DIYer

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nats said:
floor is concrete with a particle board with a bottom of plastic eggshell type on top of the slab with carpet over that,should that be fine?
IOW, it's a concrete floor with particle board sub-floor below the carpet? You still want to decouple the speakers.
 

Zing

Retired Admin
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If it's these speakers, I really don't think there are any gains to be had by adding some material between their base and the carpet.

DefTechSTS.jpg
 

DIYer

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nats said:
what type of materials would work?
Dense foam like these. They're not cheap but there is a cheaper method which is what I did. I went to a sporting goods store and bought a bag of these, then layered them to about 1.5 to 2" thick with contact cement. Then I cut them with utility knife to the size I want.
 

yromj

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Zing said:
If it's these speakers, I really don't think there are any gains to be had by adding some material between their base and the carpet.

DefTechSTS.jpg
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The rubber feet (assuming that's what I see in the pic) would decouple the speaker from the floor. If they have spikes, then replace them w/ rubber feet and you'll be golden.

John
 

Rope

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nats said:
def tech mytos 1 towers,they sit on a glass plate/foot with 4 steel round tabs under. i dont have any reason to think i need improvement,just read a lot of talk about decoupling.

Myhtos_One_BL_grilleOn_Off_POP.jpg
Rope
 

Flint

Prodigal Son
Superstar
I like to use the firm rubber mats, like yago mats or those temporary work mats shaped like jigzaw puzzle pieces they sell at construction supply stores (Home Depot, etc)
 

Alien

Active Member
I took some pieces of those pads designed for furniture moving and put them under mine. These are the exact ones I used...there's a bijillion different designs for these things but only one I've found with a type of rubberized polymer backing (I think) instead of plastic.

http://images.orgill.com/200x200/5739065.jpg
 

Botch

MetaBotch Doggy Dogg Mellencamp
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yromj said:
The rubber feet (assuming that's what I see in the pic) would decouple the speaker from the floor. If they have spikes, then replace them w/ rubber feet and you'll be golden.

John
My Monitor Audios have a similar base. I didn't use the spikes, nor did I screw in the rubber feet, I just set the flat plastic base directly on the carpeting.
My studio monitors (Tannoys) I've set on "woven" rubber mats that are sold as shelf lining, very cheep and about 3/32" thick.
 

malsackj

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one good question is does the floor have any movement. I was at a dance studio and the spring loaded floor for dance or gymnastics would not be very good because coupling the speaker to that floor would add a resonance to the speakers output. Good thing the speakers we placed on the Dance floor were 150 pounds and did not move very much. Yours might be a different story.
 

yromj

Well-Known Member
If the speakers were decoupled from the floor, the floor's stability wouldn't matter.

John
 
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