[Eric B]

On Dec 7, 11:35*am, genericaudioperson
wrote:
Hello,

Sharp spikes are often put on the bottom of speakers to keep them from
moving when a loud bass note is hit. * But then there are those
Auralex Mopads. *Those would do the opposite I would think. *Wouldn't
those pads make the speakers fly back and forth? *These seem to be
contradictory solutions to "tighten up the bass"

Dear Generic...
The spikes are from Hifi. The science is iffy. Perhaps they
stabilize the loading of the speaker stand. The only advantage I can
think of is to connect the bass to the floor in a point loaded
fashion.
The advantage of de-coupling speakers from a work station is real.
OTOH, the foam isolation units don't work as well as a free standing,
massive stand like cinder blocks.
I used to believe as several have stated here that there could be no
significant advantage to stand mounting over shelf mounting. I was
wrong! The issue was irrefutably demonstrated to me while showing a
high end NY jazz producer the Earthworks speakers. On stands the bass
image was beautiful. As soon as the speakers were put on a table or
shelf the bass image went away completely. The best explanation
(rationalization)II could come up with was that A) the entire
workstation becomes a bass radiator and B) that the bass information
from the two speakers 'talks' to each other through the hard physical
medium of the wood like substance and the differences are hidden.
I understand that many people believe bass imaging is stupid or
perhaps ill-conceived. I have heard all sorts of explanations why bass
image can not possibly be perceived.
Anyone want to argue that subject?
Best regards,
Eric Blackmer