Granite speaker bases

Granite will transmit any vibration applied to it e. Putting an isolating material underneath the granite will minimise the transmission. Re: granite slabs under speakers The issue is the susceptibility of your floor to induced vibration. These stands have what is considered a B surface finish.

The earlier thread on homemade granite speaker bases was very interesting but I suspect its an expensive way to go. I wonder if anyone has experimented and come up with cheap but effective alternatives. My problem is that I need to place small floorstanders in a room with floorboards and laminate flooring. Mounting your speakers on good stands will dramatically improve their sound.

Our air-dried maple stands offer much warmer, clearer, punchier and more detailed sound than granite , slate, glass (the worst), myrtle or exotic hardwoods, or any of the hi-tech damped composites. These are ideal for subs and speakers that do not have inserts or require additional stability and isolation. Are we talking a thin platform to protect your floors, or are are we talking essentially speakers stands made of granite ? Specifically what brand and model are the speakers ? Will they be on the floor or are these shelf-top, cabinet-top, or desktop speakers ? How far up do you expect to raise the speakers ? Beautiful customise bespoke speaker plinth stands really do give a stunning polished finish, helping to reduce vibrations while also giving an extra layer of protection to your flooring or carpet.

Find wooden floor speaker stands spikes online at Oregondv. Has anyone considered using granite for their speaker stands ? It would be heavier and more solid than most wood or metal stands , and those seem to be the things people are looking for. I think the sound is quite a bit better after having just used coins under the spikes. All the slabs are in Zimbabwe Black, 30mm thick and for the speakers , 270mm x 270mm. I have used Thick marble for my speakers stands and it works a treat.

I think your logic is different materials = different resonances = dissipation? I can see how that would work. My only reservation on your granite and aluminium composite is, even on a milling machine it is unlikely to be perfectly flat.

Wicks only just bit bigger than base of stands so cannot realy see em but got granite slabs on top. Find great deals on eBay for granite speaker plinth. He looked at the slab, said cheap Chinese granite , no good and offered up some of the offcuts sitting in his yard.

Shop for granite speakers at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. We are very pleased to offer our 2″ and 3″ thick granite stands with outriggers.

This provides isolation of unwanted vibrations and feedback from floorboards or awkward room characteristics going back in to your products. A wide variety of granite speakers options are available to you, such as passive, active. You can also choose from home theatre, portable audio player, and stage. As well as from wireless, mini. And whether granite speakers is (), or 1. There are granite speakers suppliers, mainly located in Asia.

If you are laying down granite or solid plinth bases on a sprung floor just remember something that Ol Barney Rubble and FF taught me ohhhhh many millenia ago. The transient response of your system will be improved enormously. Music will sound less attached to your speakers and more natural. Sound Anchors makes four basic styles of bases for floor standing speakers. All of them are designed to be the best possible foundation for your speaker.

Speaker Stands Speakers are the soul of your system. A useful DIY Audio and High End Audio resource website with useful audio information. Carrying high end audio products,cables, speaker spikes, speaker stands ,and DIY drivers. My question however is, why not speaker stands made out of granite ? The base , the pillar, and the top plate also.

I am talking full granite. Do I still need spikes under the stands ? What are the alternatives? Are granite feet acceptable? Triple food-grade granite layers for maximum durability and to prevent.

I havent seen any of their speaker stands use granite. Consider many studio speaker stands used for isolation. A Polystyrene sandwich with a neoprene or closed cell foam filling is a pretty good and pretty cheap isolation material.