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hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Yes, lots of room tuning to come. Not happy with the sound at present, placing the speakers directly on the credenza results in a lot of reverberation.
One purchase I will be making is speaker isolation, likely this:
IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R, surprisingly cheap for something so well loved in the audio community.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Do speaker makers still use the spikes for feet? My floor standers have them and they seem to isolate well.Yes, lots of room tuning to come. Not happy with the sound at present, placing the speakers directly on the credenza results in a lot of reverberation.
One purchase I will be making is speaker isolation, likely this:
IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R, surprisingly cheap for something so well loved in the audio community.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Spikes work but I’ve read this type of isolation is even better.
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Spikes rely on hooking into a stable mass. Useless on timber floors etc. A bony slab is useless too. I had an issue in a rented place where the wall behind the speakers started vibrating in sympathy with the music and that caused enough reverberation to unsettle my turntable. So that now sits on isolating feet on a marble slab which is on isolating feet on the hifi stack. I was using an MC cartridge so probably more sensitive than MM.
We are now in our own house thst I built. I have a reinforcing beam under the slab where the stereo sits and the wall behind (an internal wall) has insulation and double gyprock with more studs and noggings than required by building regs. Power outlets on seperate circuits...
Wonder how well a single Iso Puck would support a Linn Kann...
We are now in our own house thst I built. I have a reinforcing beam under the slab where the stereo sits and the wall behind (an internal wall) has insulation and double gyprock with more studs and noggings than required by building regs. Power outlets on seperate circuits...
Wonder how well a single Iso Puck would support a Linn Kann...
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link1896
Mr Greenfield
The Sap relaxa is spectacular at cutting down on vibrations. I've made a few myself in the past.
http://www.tnt-audio.com/accessories/relaxa1_e.html
Calvin27
Eats Squid
I should have coughed up the extra $30 for a motherboard with optical out haha.
I was in the valley this morning and looked at these and um... bought some. Will let you know how they go under the Linns.Yes, lots of room tuning to come. Not happy with the sound at present, placing the speakers directly on the credenza results in a lot of reverberation.
One purchase I will be making is speaker isolation, likely this:
IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R, surprisingly cheap for something so well loved in the audio community.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Nice! Post some pics.
I was going to get wifey to pick some up for me today in fact but never got around to organising it.
Will do though I will need to take Moorey's dick pics off the wall so it will take me a while to tidy up.
Initial thoughts are these are good! They came with two different length struts and I used the longer ones at first to get the speakers to ear level. But the stands seemed too fragile. I went to the shorter struts and angled the stands up and that is good. Not sure if Linn Kanns are a heavy bookshelf speaker or not. Maybe the longer struts are suited to a smaller lighter speaker.
Anyway since I plan to work from home in my new life these are a good addition to my study/office. A better sub is on the cards though.
Initial thoughts are these are good! They came with two different length struts and I used the longer ones at first to get the speakers to ear level. But the stands seemed too fragile. I went to the shorter struts and angled the stands up and that is good. Not sure if Linn Kanns are a heavy bookshelf speaker or not. Maybe the longer struts are suited to a smaller lighter speaker.
Anyway since I plan to work from home in my new life these are a good addition to my study/office. A better sub is on the cards though.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
You get the ISOL8R 155 model? Their website says these are appropriate for my B&W speakers, which are possibly one of the largest bookshelf speakers ever sold...
I need to buy these ASAP!
I need to buy these ASAP!
I bought the 130s. Linn Kanns are small but a bit heavier than the average bear. Maybe.
The stands as I am using them lift the speaker 115 in the front and 95 at the back. Long struts are 190 while the shorter struts are 80 odd.
The Linn Kanns are 305 high x 190 wide and they weigh 5.1kg each.
I didn't want to damage my burner pics in the study so dining table will have to do.
The taller stands are a good level but the nature of these stands is a loose connection so they just weren't stable enough for me, shorter ones are great.
The Linn Kanns are 305 high x 190 wide and they weigh 5.1kg each.
I didn't want to damage my burner pics in the study so dining table will have to do.
The taller stands are a good level but the nature of these stands is a loose connection so they just weren't stable enough for me, shorter ones are great.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Awesome. Now to let us know how they sound!
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They sound good, better than on the desk. Partly because of the isolation (the rubber blocks on the bottom of the Linns are very hard from old age) and partly because of the height/angle. Great product for cheap.
scblack
Leucocholic
So are those vertical struts just fixed length bits of metal are they? And you've got a short and a long option?
And reading between the lines, the rubber feet/pads are pretty important for isolating vibration. I might look into some better pads for my speakers and see if I can pick a difference from better/thicker pads.
And reading between the lines, the rubber feet/pads are pretty important for isolating vibration. I might look into some better pads for my speakers and see if I can pick a difference from better/thicker pads.
Yep, base and top have inserts that accept the tubes. Could custom cut them if you were kinky.
droenn
Fat Man's XC President
Has anyone got an Apple Airport express hooked up to a stereo?
Apple play is pushed over at lossless AFAIK, but just wondering how the unit goes at sampling that to an analogue out? I know it has optical out too, but just wondering how good the base sound is compared to a bluetooth option?
Apple play is pushed over at lossless AFAIK, but just wondering how the unit goes at sampling that to an analogue out? I know it has optical out too, but just wondering how good the base sound is compared to a bluetooth option?