So we need to address the vibrations to the floor first.
Decouple speaker from floor.
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.
Guess i ve probably come down on the side of those whose viewpoint is that we need to decouple the system from the floor.
I have the option of hanging fully decoupled ceiling via rim joist and joist hangers due to my current ceiling height.
Here s why you might want to reconsider.
Hello i have recently moved to new apartment and now face a strange problem.
Maybe you re scared your pets child will knock them down and damage your precious speakers.
That s fairly straight forward as it stops transmissions radiating through the floor and to the listener prior to the airborne sound hitting them.
Is this worse than hat channels.
Now there are spikes and all kinds of other things but i m going to propose something else.
Rim joist would be hung on existing studs.
I was under the impression that this is the best option but now i am getting confused.
Banging the floor with foot gives you a sense that furniture and fixture is going down.
The building is very old and wooden floor is too alive.
I m not sure if that is the right term.
I want to decouple ceilings from the floor above.
Or at least do it in a more valid and musically engaging manner whatever the descriptive term.
If i am walking in one corner of apartment the vibration from steps can be felt in other corner.
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.
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.
Whatever the reason plenty of people place their audio speakers on the floor.
I have installed padding and carpet to calm down the footfalls.
So we decouple the subwoofer.
Or sometimes we are told that we need to couple our speakers to the floor with spikes.