Shane Hanify Posted July 11, 2010 Posted July 11, 2010 Gidday folks, after reading up on various materials I thought I'd take the plunge and find some that would make suitable feet. I was in the local hardware store picking up various odds and ends and spied in a large bin, cork sanding blocks for less than $3 each. Reasoning that manufacturers of isolation feet use cork composites sometimes I picked three of these up for the TT (I'll try them on the CDP at some point just for fun). Now, this already has a platter made of grip mat and is sitting on a med density foam mat, but I thought it couldn't hurt. I'll say it doesn't. The microphonics of the plastic plinth have almost vanished and you have to tap the shelf it's sitting on very hard to hear the noise through the stylus. Bass has also tightened up a bit more and all. Overall I'm rather happy with the result. Sanding blocks. Not just for sanding. Cheers, Shane.
got tinnitus Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 I also use cork. It's a industrial anti vibration product called NEBAR (99% cork I reckon, about 5mm thick, in 5cm round pads). Since spikes are no good in my situation, I use it on my speakers to de-couple them from a suspended wooden floor. I have one layer between the bin and plinth and another layer between the plinth and a thick alloy plate. Works real well.
Shane Hanify Posted July 16, 2010 Author Posted July 16, 2010 got tinnitus;127657 wrote: I also use cork. It's a industrial anti vibration product called NEBAR (99% cork I reckon, about 5mm thick, in 5cm round pads). Since spikes are no good in my situation, I use it on my speakers to de-couple them from a suspended wooden floor. I have one layer between the bin and plinth and another layer between the plinth and a thick alloy plate. Works real well. Wow. I didn't pick your floor as being suspended from the performance of your gear. I'll have to park them under the CDP and see what happens ... stay tuned. Cheers, Shane.
got tinnitus Posted July 16, 2010 Posted July 16, 2010 Hey Shane Dude, the rig is way different to when you heard things. My Bucket List DAC and CDP are heaven :-) But yeah, the cork works so well in isolating the speakers from the floor. Zero vibrations get through (except of course for airborne vibrations!!!!!!).
Shane Hanify Posted July 16, 2010 Author Posted July 16, 2010 Nice one James Must be about time for a listening session then? First impressions with the CDP / sanding blocks. Tightens the bass up as with the TT. Even my cheap speakers sound pretty good with this setup. Cheers, Shane.
bretty_d Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 Where can you source the NEBAR from? The stuff sounds interesting! got tinnitus;127657 wrote: I also use cork. It's a industrial anti vibration product called NEBAR (99% cork I reckon, about 5mm thick, in 5cm round pads). Since spikes are no good in my situation, I use it on my speakers to de-couple them from a suspended wooden floor. I have one layer between the bin and plinth and another layer between the plinth and a thick alloy plate. Works real well.
got tinnitus Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 bettyd. James Walker Group sell it... There is a CHCH branch. Talk to Dion. It comes in sheets but tell them you are looking for any offcuts.
bretty_d Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 I must make a visit to Chch. Any colour better than the others?
curiousgeorgenz Posted July 17, 2010 Posted July 17, 2010 Cork used in these too, http://questforsound.com/accessories/acc_sqIsolPads.htm Not as budget as options mentioned above...
shotokan Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 G.T, that's an interesting set-up. Is the plinth custom made or come with the Proac's and does it have de-couplers? How thick is the alloy plate. I recall you are very happy with bass response, have you got any pics of this. Cheers.
Matt_Leigh1553552699 Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 A chap I know works for a certain aircraft maintenance company in auckland. He brought me a roll of this interesting cork tape that they use- its self adhesive and about 3-4mm thick, It sounds very similar to this stuff- I'll give it a shot tonight I've got a pair of RS5000 infinitys with those 80's as wooden stands that angle the speakers back a little (natrually, the stands now have 5kg of sand in them) is there anything to be gained from using this cork stuff between the stands and the speakers ?
stuarth Posted August 4, 2010 Posted August 4, 2010 My DIY speaker plinths were using small squares of 2mm plywood at each corner for 'feet', resting on a polished wooden floor. Spikes not practical. After mention of cork in this thread, I cut up some wine bottle corks into 3mm slivers, gave them a quick sand each side and glued on as the new 'feet'. Nice - I think the Image floor-standers sound better now.
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