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K_M

westmassguy wrote: »

mikeyb128 wrote: »

I use spike shoes with felt underneath, makes it easy peasy to slide them around for positioning. I've tried spikes directly onto the floor, ebony spike shoes, aluminum, and graphite/aluminum... I can't tell the difference in sound at all. They do transfer bass to the floor with all of the above applications.

If you have a wood frame structure, the floor will flex/vibrate, mine does with my 2As and SVS Sub. If you're on a slab, shouldn't feel anything.

I can for sure feel vibrations from bass in our one house that is a cement slab.
It adds a very tight, easily felt vibration, that is quite different than on a wood floor.

The whole wood floor will vibrate in a bad way, with the concrete floor house, it feels like a concentrated buzz from certain low notes.

HzTweaker

@DSkip I agree but totally dig @steveinaz 's brass disk idea. When/if I ever have wood floors I'd start with the disks.

steveinaz

I use them under my spiked Skylan speaker stands because we have tile throughout the house, on a concrete slab foundation. At my previous house we had carpet in the family room, so I placed the spiked speakers on the discs, which sat on a 18"x18" clay tile.

steveinaz

K_M wrote: »

I can for sure feel vibrations from bass in our one house that is a cement slab.
It adds a very tight, easily felt vibration, that is quite different than on a wood floor.

The whole wood floor will vibrate in a bad way, with the concrete floor house, it feels like a concentrated buzz from certain low notes.

Exactly. I'm also on concrete slab and the super deep bass energizes the walls rather than the floor. It's a cool effect that really cleans up lower bass. I would equate it to bass from a ported speaker (wood floors) versus bass from a sealed speaker (concrete slab). It can make it a bit more difficult to energize a room w/deep bass--but it's certainly more "solid" when you do.