Problem with Elemental Design A2-250 subwoofer

RileyD
RileyD Posts: 12
edited November 2011 in Speakers
This subwoofer fires down and I believe that the actual subwoofer is hitting the floor when it start kicking. It starts to produce a very rattly sound, I believe this to be the enclosure jumping off the ground, because when you push down on the subwoofer, it stops. Is there anything I can use to stop this? I've been told to get 1"x1" blocks of wood and put them under each spike. I don't really like the idea of that. I think it would be ugly.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited November 2011
    I would get the subwoofer platform that ED sells...

    It isolates the subwoofer from the floor and will help it from walking around :)
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  • RileyD
    RileyD Posts: 12
    edited November 2011
    I'll look into that, but $60 is a bit much just for that pad.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited November 2011
    There's no way that driver is hitting the floor, it's clipping. Where do you have the gain set?
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited November 2011
    The driver is not hitting the floor. If it goes away when you push down then the entire sub is walking across the floor. You will most likely need something like that platform or you can try adding weight to the top of the sub if you really want too.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited November 2011
    RileyD wrote: »
    I'll look into that, but $60 is a bit much just for that pad.

    Build your own :) May save 20 bucks...
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  • RileyD
    RileyD Posts: 12
    edited November 2011
    What causes a sub to walk?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,791
    edited November 2011
    It just being able to move so much air, it is exerting enough upward force to essentially pick up the subwoofer and move it, simple as that
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