Decouple Speaker From Floor

So we decouple the subwoofer.

Decouple speaker from floor. I m not sure if that is the right term. Hello i have recently moved to new apartment and now face a strange problem. Maybe you hate the way audio speaker stands look. However some give the impression that coupling the stands to the floor increases their effective mass and hence stops.

So we have this vibration which couples directly with the floor if you set it on the floor then obviously we have the pressure generated from the subwoofer itself. I was under the impression that this is the best option but now i am getting confused. Or maybe you re going for a college chic aesthetic with everything from your mattress to your tv on the floor. You may be wondering why you may wish to decouple your speaker if the attached material can become part of the speaker and help add to the sound emission.

The one logical thing is to decouple the speakers from the stand itself. Banging the floor with foot gives you a sense that furniture and fixture is going down. So we need to address the vibrations to the floor first. If i am walking in one corner of apartment the vibration from steps can be felt in other corner.

Or sometimes we are told that we need to couple our speakers to the floor with spikes. You will have to keep in mind that audio coupling works both ways if your speaker is coupled to the floor it will transmit vibrations to the floor but the floor will also transfer. Here s why you might want to reconsider. The building is very old and wooden floor is too alive.

Rim joist would be hung on existing studs. Or at least do it in a more valid and musically engaging manner whatever the descriptive term. I want to decouple ceilings from the floor above. I have installed padding and carpet to calm down the footfalls.

I have the option of hanging fully decoupled ceiling via rim joist and joist hangers due to my current ceiling height. That s fairly straight forward as it stops transmissions radiating through the floor and to the listener prior to the airborne sound hitting them. Is this worse than hat channels. Guess i ve probably come down on the side of those whose viewpoint is that we need to decouple the system from the floor.