My speakers were designed to work best on casters. Speaker positioning of 7 ft behemoths with a touch of the finger guided by a gentle hand. Gotta love it.
My speakers have come with their own suspension system ever since I took over design.
Here's what I wrote about coupling/decoupling on What's Best Forum years ago:
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...ing-with-particular-reference-to-loudspeakers
My speakers were designed to work best on casters. Speaker positioning of 7 ft behemoths with a touch of the finger guided by a gentle hand. Gotta love it.
I know that it is a fun part of the hobby for many to experiment with tweaks, and I'm also well aware that many manufacturers are in the business of up-selling.
But shouldn't the next wave of innovation in speaker design be to make sure that woofers, midranges, and tweeters sit still and not vibrate? I know guys are proud that some cabinets do not vibrate, but the drivers inside those inert cabinets do???
How would these make any sound if they don't vibrate?
Nobody seems to mention finite element , much better then spikes(imo) /very well made , what is very important is that a device is proper loaded to work optimally , below is a list of which device to use and how much to load it to function optimally , just scroll down
Heavy speakers are much easier to couple to the ground in my expirience ( if they dont have a ringing cabinet in the first place) , mine stand solid as a rock on a wooden floor (concrete underneath )
The cera technology is based on direct coupling for effective transfer of sound
interfering resonance. fast resonance transfer is provided by extreme hard
high-tech ceramic balls. combined with precision machined materials like stainless
steel or aluminum the optimum balance between damping and deflection is
achieved. the resulting vacuum effect draws off unwanted resonance directly
where it evolves.
the clear advantage: no resonance build-up, no overdamping, no loss of deflection.
the cera technology improves the sound wherever sound-impairing resonance
restricts the musicality.
http://www.moremusic.nl/finite_elemente/Brochure_accessoires.pdf
Ps i dont see this (loading optimum) mentioned with either MPOD/Qpod or stillpoints ultras , had a quick look at the websites
How would these make any sound if they don't vibrate?
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