[sdiy] ot: audiophile cones was, Oh I wish I had never said that...

[harry]

Hi Nick:

My understanding is that they decouple the speaker vibrations from the
mounting
surface, mainly the floor. The low frequencies are poorly coupled by the
tiny
contact area.

Some folk like alternating layers of foam and something heavy.. like
wood... concrete
etc.

I like laughing a little bit at this behavior...

H^) harry

Nick Zuccaro wrote:

> > > [and that other day in the stereo shop "mate this ones sooo
> > goood that it
> > > isnt measured in watts, its measured in dB..."] etc etc..
> > > please never suggest I'm an audiophile, I havent had my
> > guillability implants put in yet..
> >
>
> anyone here with a mechanical background want to give an
> explanation of speaker spikes and the cone-shaped feet that
> audiophiles use?? i've heard from some that it's BS and some
> that there's some mechanical principle behind it, like a
> 'mechanical ground' analog of an electrical ground... the last
> time i was in a hi-fi shop the guy working there told me that
> sonically they 'tighten up' the sound and you get better bass
> response etc. i've also heard others say that it eliminates
> resonances within an enclosure or on a circuit board, but isn't
> this such a tiny fraction of a wavelengh to do anything? a 60Hz
> bass fundamental is about 3k miles long, so spikes on your 19"
> wide amp isn't going to do anything about bass resonances...just
> wondering if anyone knows for sure... :]
>
> l8r..Nick
>
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