Decouple Speaker From Floor

Guess i ve probably come down on the side of those whose viewpoint is that we need to decouple the system from the floor.

Decouple speaker from floor.

Here s why you might want to reconsider. The building is very old and wooden floor is too alive. Hello i have recently moved to new apartment and now face a strange problem. So we need to address the vibrations to the floor first.

I want to decouple ceilings from the floor above. I have the option of hanging fully decoupled ceiling via rim joist and joist hangers due to my current ceiling height. You may be wondering why you may wish to decouple your speaker if the attached material can become part of the speaker and help add to the sound emission. So we have this vibration which couples directly with the floor if you set it on the floor then obviously we have the pressure generated from the subwoofer itself.

I have installed padding and carpet to calm down the footfalls. Now there are spikes and all kinds of other things but i m going to propose something else. Maybe you hate the way audio speaker stands look. Whatever the reason plenty of people place their audio speakers on the floor.

That s fairly straight forward as it stops transmissions radiating through the floor and to the listener prior to the airborne sound hitting them. Or sometimes we are told that we need to couple our speakers to the floor with spikes. So we decouple the subwoofer. Maybe you re scared your pets child will knock them down and damage your precious speakers.

Banging the floor with foot gives you a sense that furniture and fixture is going down. You will have to keep in mind that audio coupling works both ways if your speaker is coupled to the floor it will transmit vibrations to the floor but the floor will also transfer. Or at least do it in a more valid and musically engaging manner whatever the descriptive term. Is this worse than hat channels.

However some give the impression that coupling the stands to the floor increases their effective mass and hence stops. Or maybe you re going for a college chic aesthetic with everything from your mattress to your tv on the floor. If i am walking in one corner of apartment the vibration from steps can be felt in other corner. I m not sure if that is the right term.