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I have always spiked my loudspeakers into the carpeted over concrete slab floor of my listening room. After acquiring new speakers this summer (Vandersteen Treo CT) I ran across a discussion thread on another forum about coupling versus decoupling speakers. After considerable reading, I decided to email with Robert Herbelin of Herbie's Audio Lab (a tweaker's haven). He convinced me to try decoupling. I went with the Titanium Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders. It's amazing how much clearer and cleaner the sound is with the speakers decoupled from the floor. Even on solo violin, not just material with lots of bass. Anyone try this? Please share your experiences.
"dimensional purity"
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Topic - Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - hifiman5@ptd.net 16:33:54 10/25/16 (25)
- Rigidity - Duster 17:13:13 11/03/16 (0)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - Ric 06:54:07 10/31/16 (2)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - hifiman5@ptd.net 07:18:40 10/31/16 (1)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - Ric 08:34:08 10/31/16 (0)
- Former rigid coupler... - RickeyM 12:12:45 10/30/16 (0)
- I guess I would have to try it because... - MannyE 13:26:12 10/28/16 (6)
- RE: I guess I would have to try it because... - Mick Wolfe 15:20:32 10/28/16 (4)
- RE: I guess I would have to try it because... - hifiman5@ptd.net 16:24:19 10/28/16 (3)
- Would you follow this "rule" for all speakers? - Lew 12:11:09 11/06/16 (1)
- RE: Would you follow this "rule" for all speakers? - hifiman5@ptd.net 12:30:53 11/06/16 (0)
- RE: I guess I would have to try it because... - MannyE 21:40:31 10/28/16 (0)
- RE: I guess I would have to try it because... - Awe-d-o-file 13:35:50 10/28/16 (0)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - hifiman5@ptd.net 08:59:13 10/26/16 (0)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - Awe-d-o-file 08:47:57 10/26/16 (0)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - The Dill 05:23:46 10/26/16 (3)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - bcowen 06:13:44 10/28/16 (2)
- RE: Herbie's Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders - mcondo 05:11:26 10/29/16 (1)
- Thanks! (nt) - bcowen 06:50:46 10/29/16 (0)
- Yes - My name is Fred 05:19:38 10/26/16 (6)
- "Speed and transparency"... - Lew 07:14:29 10/29/16 (5)
- Well... - My name is Fred 15:12:30 10/29/16 (4)
- RE: Well... - Lew 08:25:55 10/31/16 (3)
- I would... - My name is Fred 17:00:23 11/01/16 (2)
- Whatever you say... - Lew 20:43:57 11/01/16 (1)
- It has to do with... - My name is Fred 19:08:18 11/02/16 (0)