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Here are isolation feet from SVSound -----> CLICK HERE Dennie

Check these out.... Subwoofer Isolation stands! Here is the Amazon link ----> CLICK HERE Dennie

History: I have 2 La Scala Floor speakers on a nice wood flooring in my Living Room. The sound coming out sounded like it was resonating from the wood to wood contact. I put little rubber feet (the wood and rubber air conditioner isolation pads actually) at each corner of the speaker to isolate the speakers...it sounded better but still resonated. I then put little cut up carpet samples under each speaker and it appeared to sound even better...so that is where its at right now. OK, I want to get the best sound and I was told by a audiophile brother that I should buy isolation spikes for the best performance. So, I researched it and there are tons of stuff to pick up your speakers / amps off the hard surface. Question 1: Should I get a metal spike with disc's (and drill holes in the bottom of my speakers... .)...or a wood cone type of isolation spike and use double sided tape to affix it to the bottom of the speaker cabinet? What is a audioholic brother to do? Thank You. Bruce

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I'm glad to see these go into Klipsch homes. SSH

LaScalas are not prone to leaking and would be harder to test than a K horn if you can believe that. But you can do it just like i did my K horn.. make a sealed cover over the slot inside the cab. Then use the access panel or make a new one with a small hole in it to use low pressure air hose with rubber end so you can put some air in then cover it with your finger should hold air till you take finger off. You should hear any air leaks....on the K horns you could actually see the access panel move from the pressure. I actually made a plexiglass access door so I could show friends how little the woofer moved pretty cool I thought. Rick

http://www.foambymail.com/NE/neoprene-foam-sheets.html could be used and cut to size. I'd still go the floor mat testing to be sure the resonance isn't being caused by sound waves coming from the bass horn.

The idea is not to get the speakers off the floor, but to isolate them and keep the sound from "leaking" into the floor and adding unwanted resonances, plus anchoring the speakers so the sound at high volume does not cause slight movement of the cabinets, blurring the sound slightly. This might be a factor with tall skinny speakers, but La Scalas have enough weight and a large enough footprint that they are very stable, making spikes not really necessary. The floor itself may be a factor, if the speakers' feet are located between joists, allowing the floor to move in response to the music. If that's happening, you might need to move the speakers a bit, so they're sitting on the least flexible parts of the floor. Rather than drilling holes in your cabinets, if you really want to try spikes, you can get brass spikes that attach with peel-and-stick adhesive. If you like the effect, you can leave them on, and if you don't, you can remove them, with no damage or new holes in your speakers. Another way to isolate them is to obtain small boxes or dishes and put a half-inch to an inch of sand in them, so the feet are sitting in the sand. This is sometimes done with turntables, and could also work well with speakers.

Why didn't you just keep the rc-7 for the sake of matching and let wake have the matching speaker to his new rf-7ii?

nice... I got that t shirt

This is one of the best looking posters ever. Best luck with your sale.

Is that an 8 track in front of the tv... based on an ADAT? Where do you get all this stuff? Bruce

Arash, If you plan on repainting or putting on a wood veneer, Bondo will fill cracks a lot better than wood putty and is a lot more durable. Roger

I hate to tell you this, but you have an infestation of cat-mice. Look under the TV!

Nice horns. Seriously, you need some more gear in that room. Looks a little sparse.

Bob Crites has some information which he writes, may help. I don't quite see how it applies to your numbers but maybe it does. http://www.critesspeakers.com/ You have to scroll down below the baby pictures. WMcD