Speakers Damping

savak · May 19, 2007, 12:47 AM

Have anyone used Speakers Damping to reduce the vibrating from a woofer. I consider to get then, since my downstairs neighbor bitches every time I'm listenning to music.
How effective is it and what are the popular brands.

**dj_stick** · May 19, 2007, 01:50 AM

try isolating the speakers from actually touching the walls/shelves

i found seating my speakers on the foam sheets that came with my motherboard and various other computer parts quite effective, while not affecting the sound too much

how ever the best way (and cheaper) to remove low-end transmission to your neighbours would be to EQ it out using software eq, or if your stereo has a graphic equalizer

Maddogg6 · May 19, 2007, 08:24 AM

I found the best thing for 'neighbors underneath' is ...

Get a couple of construction cement blocks (commonly used for making block walls near stores/malls)
Wrap it with a bath towel - and place this (as flat/level as possible - watch for bunched towel material) - underneath each speaker setting on the floor.

The BEST way to reduce these vibrations is by adding MASS between the speaker cabinet and the floor (or what ever its touching that is transmitting vibrations through).

So if cement blocks arent your thing - perhaps you have free-weights collecting dust - or a few volumes from an old Encyclopedia set sitting around - can be used to add MASS as well.

Edit: Sandbags are great too - but the blocks 'look' best with least effort imo.

savak · May 20, 2007, 05:59 AM

Thank you all for the reply. I like the cement blocks idea. How about this one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/TUBE-AMP-SPEAKER...QQcmdZViewItem

Maddogg6 · May 20, 2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savak

Thank you all for the reply. I like the cement blocks idea. What do think about this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/TUBE-AMP-SPEAKER...QQcmdZViewItem

Those look like foam to me... ??

Quote:

Each Iso-SpeaX pad measures about 2" x 2" x 11/16" thick and is constructed from specially designed and fabricated shredded rubber specially fused together to absorb vibrations from the speaker, and keep those vibrations away from other components.

GutterPunk · May 20, 2007, 05:47 PM

You can gank that material from your local running track lol. I have mine sittign on about 4" of foam and my downstairs neighbor hasn't complained again.

Maddogg6 · May 20, 2007, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GutterPunk

You can gank that material from your local running track lol. I have mine sittign on about 4" of foam and my downstairs neighbor hasn't complained again.

hehe - I tried that before - until the speaker fell over onto a beer bottle and ripped a $150 woofer cone. (think foam = unstable) but yeah - foam will help.

savak · May 21, 2007, 02:05 AM

How about speaker spikes. I have the posibility to add them to my speakers. Is it just improving the sound or eliminate the vibration as well.

**dj_stick** · May 21, 2007, 07:18 AM

spikes are designed to stop speakers moving back and forward as the cone does by digging into surface the speaker is on (works best on carpet/soft flooring)

though the much small surface area of the spikes should prevent a lot of transmission through to surface the speakers are on, but remember, all these tips only count to reduce transmission directly from the speaker to the walls/floor, if your walls etc are quite thin, then the only way to not annoy your neighbours is to keep the level down

Maddogg6 · May 21, 2007, 03:18 PM

thats right - as DJ says... if you have thin walls - the 'AIR' can be what is 'vibrating' and thus transmitted. And of course the whole point of a speaker is to cause the air to vibrate.

I found THE best way to blast music as loud as I want and NEVER worry about neighbors - is to use headphones. (This is coming from a ELECTRIC guitar player mind you)

theres no 'perfect' affordable solution - audio and pesky neighbors is no exception.

savak · May 21, 2007, 07:32 PM

I just bought some speaker spikes. Hope it reduce some of the vibe.

GutterPunk · May 22, 2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maddogg6

hehe - I tried that before - until the speaker fell over onto a beer bottle and ripped a $150 woofer cone. (think foam = unstable) but yeah - foam will help.

Mine is sitting on about 6 layers of insulation foam glued together.

It is like 100% stable, and if it fell over in a way to harm it, it would fall into my computer or the side of my desk in which neither will touch the subwoofer since they are side firing woofers.

May 19, 2007, 12:47 AM	#1
savak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	Speakers Damping Have anyone used Speakers Damping to reduce the vibrating from a woofer. I consider to get then, since my downstairs neighbor bitches every time I'm listenning to music. How effective is it and what are the popular brands. Last edited by savak; May 19, 2007 at 12:52 AM.

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savak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	Thank you all for the reply. I like the cement blocks idea. How about this one. http://cgi.ebay.com/TUBE-AMP-SPEAKER...QQcmdZViewItem Last edited by savak; May 21, 2007 at 02:06 AM.

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May 19, 2007, 08:24 AM	#3
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	I found the best thing for 'neighbors underneath' is ... Get a couple of construction cement blocks (commonly used for making block walls near stores/malls) Wrap it with a bath towel - and place this (as flat/level as possible - watch for bunched towel material) - underneath each speaker setting on the floor. The BEST way to reduce these vibrations is by adding MASS between the speaker cabinet and the floor (or what ever its touching that is transmitting vibrations through). So if cement blocks arent your thing - perhaps you have free-weights collecting dust - or a few volumes from an old Encyclopedia set sitting around - can be used to add MASS as well. Edit: Sandbags are great too - but the blocks 'look' best with least effort imo.

May 21, 2007, 02:05 AM	Thread Starter #8
savak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	How about speaker spikes. I have the posibility to add them to my speakers. Is it just improving the sound or eliminate the vibration as well.

May 21, 2007, 03:18 PM	#10
Maddogg6 Tail Razer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bernyurass, AZ - USA Posts: 4,027 Rep Power: 0	thats right - as DJ says... if you have thin walls - the 'AIR' can be what is 'vibrating' and thus transmitted. And of course the whole point of a speaker is to cause the air to vibrate. I found THE best way to blast music as loud as I want and NEVER worry about neighbors - is to use headphones. (This is coming from a ELECTRIC guitar player mind you) theres no 'perfect' affordable solution - audio and pesky neighbors is no exception.

May 21, 2007, 07:32 PM	Thread Starter #11
savak HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Middle Earth Posts: 88 Rep Power: 0	I just bought some speaker spikes. Hope it reduce some of the vibe.