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Hallo folks,

Before I let fly with my inane question, does this group have a FAQ I
can check first?

Cheers

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
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Hallo folks,

Before I let fly with my inane question, does this group have a FAQ I
can check first?


sig deleted - lowers the tone



Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you posted, you
would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
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Hallo folks,

Before I let fly with my inane question, does this group have a FAQ I
can check first?


sig deleted - lowers the tone



Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you posted, you
would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

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Keith G wrote:

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Is that possible?? ;-)

Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you posted, you
would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

I did and I did but thought it polite to ask nonetheless ;-) Ok, a
seemingly unrelated event - a couple of months ago, my house burned
down. No, really. Anyhoo, we're back in now and on the verge of
replacing my very nice hi-fi with a very nice hi-fi that isn't burned to
a crisp. Trouble is, my front room now has a laminate floor where it had
a carpet before.

So where's the problem? Well, her indoors won;t let me stick isolation
sppikes on the bottom of my speaker stands in case it marks the laminate
(which it certainly would once I'd hammered em in thoroughly).

The general consensus (according to google) seems to be to stick coins
between the spikes and the flooring. What do my esteemed colleagues
think?

Cheers

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

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Keith G wrote:

sig deleted - lowers the tone

Is that possible?? ;-)

Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you posted, you
would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

I did and I did but thought it polite to ask nonetheless ;-) Ok, a
seemingly unrelated event - a couple of months ago, my house burned
down. No, really. Anyhoo, we're back in now and on the verge of
replacing my very nice hi-fi with a very nice hi-fi that isn't burned to
a crisp. Trouble is, my front room now has a laminate floor where it had
a carpet before.

So where's the problem? Well, her indoors won;t let me stick isolation
sppikes on the bottom of my speaker stands in case it marks the laminate
(which it certainly would once I'd hammered em in thoroughly).

The general consensus (according to google) seems to be to stick coins
between the spikes and the flooring. What do my esteemed colleagues
think?

Cheers

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

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Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:

I did and I did but thought it polite to ask nonetheless ;-) Ok, a
seemingly unrelated event - a couple of months ago, my house burned
down. No, really. Anyhoo, we're back in now and on the verge of
replacing my very nice hi-fi with a very nice hi-fi that isn't burned
to
a crisp. Trouble is, my front room now has a laminate floor where it
had
a carpet before.

So where's the problem? Well, her indoors won;t let me stick isolation
sppikes on the bottom of my speaker stands in case it marks the
laminate (which it certainly would once I'd hammered em in
thoroughly).

The general consensus (according to google) seems to be to stick coins
between the spikes and the flooring. What do my esteemed colleagues
think?

Put the spikes flat side down on the floor and stand the speakers on the
points?

FAQ?
 

Sir Chewbury Gubbins wrote:

I did and I did but thought it polite to ask nonetheless ;-) Ok, a
seemingly unrelated event - a couple of months ago, my house burned
down. No, really. Anyhoo, we're back in now and on the verge of
replacing my very nice hi-fi with a very nice hi-fi that isn't burned
to
a crisp. Trouble is, my front room now has a laminate floor where it
had
a carpet before.

So where's the problem? Well, her indoors won;t let me stick isolation
sppikes on the bottom of my speaker stands in case it marks the
laminate (which it certainly would once I'd hammered em in
thoroughly).

The general consensus (according to google) seems to be to stick coins
between the spikes and the flooring. What do my esteemed colleagues
think?

Put the spikes flat side down on the floor and stand the speakers on the
points?

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
news:1g73zph.w3r2yn1hpwoimN%chewbury.gubbins@nelef a.org...
Keith G wrote:

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Is that possible?? ;-)


Good point....



Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you posted,
you
would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

I did and I did but thought it polite to ask nonetheless ;-)


That's what threw me - we're not used to 'polite' in here! :-)


Ok, a
seemingly unrelated event - a couple of months ago, my house burned
down. No, really.


Fooky Norah!


Anyhoo, we're back in now and on the verge of
replacing my very nice hi-fi with a very nice hi-fi that isn't burned to
a crisp. Trouble is, my front room now has a laminate floor where it had
a carpet before.

So where's the problem? Well, her indoors won;t let me stick isolation
sppikes on the bottom of my speaker stands in case it marks the laminate
(which it certainly would once I'd hammered em in thoroughly).

The general consensus (according to google) seems to be to stick coins
between the spikes and the flooring. What do my esteemed colleagues
think?



Right a little bit of mass, I think, to help kill all that nasty resonance
from the floor itself.

Wot ewe need is a couple of nice plinfs made thusly:

Get a couple of nice 50mm thick granite pavings as close to the size of the
stand or speaker bases as you can (or cut to size with an angle grinder like
I did for my racks - see
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...but/debut2.jpg for a fairly poor
pic, to get an idea), rub the sharp edges off (with a brick or summat or the
angle grinder if you have the skill), dust 'em off completely and paint them
all over with black vinyl* emulsion paint. (Dries in 20 mins if the slabs
are not wet.) Apply 2 coats for that 'lasting finish'.......

Then, using Unibond or Copydex (or similar) stick a thickish piece of 'floor
friendly' cloth (not too thick mind - green baize would be super-ideal) to
the underside of the slab (which you will have painted to seal the slab) all
neat and tidy like (keep it a quarter inch or so from the edges to avoid
unsightlyness) and Bob's your uncle**.

Spike your speakers down viciously (as normal) to your beautifully prepared
plinfs and you have a solution for life.

(Watch for signs of the missus sliding the speakers up and down to polish
the floor......)

:-)


*Sorry about that - slip of the tongue...... ;-)

**And Charlie's yer aunt.....

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
news:1g73zph.w3r2yn1hpwoimN%chewbury.gubbins@nelef a.org...
Keith G wrote:

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Is that possible?? ;-)


Good point....



Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you posted,
you
would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

I did and I did but thought it polite to ask nonetheless ;-)


That's what threw me - we're not used to 'polite' in here! :-)


Ok, a
seemingly unrelated event - a couple of months ago, my house burned
down. No, really.


Fooky Norah!


Anyhoo, we're back in now and on the verge of
replacing my very nice hi-fi with a very nice hi-fi that isn't burned to
a crisp. Trouble is, my front room now has a laminate floor where it had
a carpet before.

So where's the problem? Well, her indoors won;t let me stick isolation
sppikes on the bottom of my speaker stands in case it marks the laminate
(which it certainly would once I'd hammered em in thoroughly).

The general consensus (according to google) seems to be to stick coins
between the spikes and the flooring. What do my esteemed colleagues
think?



Right a little bit of mass, I think, to help kill all that nasty resonance
from the floor itself.

Wot ewe need is a couple of nice plinfs made thusly:

Get a couple of nice 50mm thick granite pavings as close to the size of the
stand or speaker bases as you can (or cut to size with an angle grinder like
I did for my racks - see
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...but/debut2.jpg for a fairly poor
pic, to get an idea), rub the sharp edges off (with a brick or summat or the
angle grinder if you have the skill), dust 'em off completely and paint them
all over with black vinyl* emulsion paint. (Dries in 20 mins if the slabs
are not wet.) Apply 2 coats for that 'lasting finish'.......

Then, using Unibond or Copydex (or similar) stick a thickish piece of 'floor
friendly' cloth (not too thick mind - green baize would be super-ideal) to
the underside of the slab (which you will have painted to seal the slab) all
neat and tidy like (keep it a quarter inch or so from the edges to avoid
unsightlyness) and Bob's your uncle**.

Spike your speakers down viciously (as normal) to your beautifully prepared
plinfs and you have a solution for life.

(Watch for signs of the missus sliding the speakers up and down to polish
the floor......)

:-)


*Sorry about that - slip of the tongue...... ;-)

**And Charlie's yer aunt.....

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Keith G wrote:
"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
news:1g73gn3.1sfaprdh2vkkaN%chewbury.gubbins@nelef a.org...
Hallo folks,

Before I let fly with my inane question, does this group have a FAQ I
can check first?


sig deleted - lowers the tone



Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you
posted, you would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

LOL!

--
MrBitsy

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Keith G wrote:
"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
news:1g73gn3.1sfaprdh2vkkaN%chewbury.gubbins@nelef a.org...
Hallo folks,

Before I let fly with my inane question, does this group have a FAQ I
can check first?


sig deleted - lowers the tone



Bring it on....

(If you had spent a few minutes browsing this group before you
posted, you would have seen that 90% of the questions are inane.)

LOL!

--
MrBitsy

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Keith G wrote:
Wot ewe need is a couple of nice plinfs made thusly:

What an utterly outstanding idea! I'm off to B&Q I am!

My neighbour will be severely ****ed if I can manage to get my Linn Kans
sounding even tinnier than usual ;-)

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

FAQ?
 

Keith G wrote:
Wot ewe need is a couple of nice plinfs made thusly:

What an utterly outstanding idea! I'm off to B&Q I am!

My neighbour will be severely ****ed if I can manage to get my Linn Kans
sounding even tinnier than usual ;-)

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

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"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:


snip

Get a couple of nice 50mm thick granite pavings as close to the size of
the
stand or speaker bases as you can (or cut to size with an angle grinder
like
I did for my racks - see
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...but/debut2.jpg for a fairly poor
pic, to get an idea), rub the sharp edges off (with a brick or summat or
the
angle grinder if you have the skill), dust 'em off completely and paint
them
all over with black vinyl* emulsion paint. (Dries in 20 mins if the slabs
are not wet.) Apply 2 coats for that 'lasting finish'.......

snip

is black the optimum colour for the best sound detail?

FAQ?
 

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
news:1g73zph.w3r2yn1hpwoimN%chewbury.gubbins@nelef a.org...
Keith G wrote:


snip

Get a couple of nice 50mm thick granite pavings as close to the size of
the
stand or speaker bases as you can (or cut to size with an angle grinder
like
I did for my racks - see
http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit...but/debut2.jpg for a fairly poor
pic, to get an idea), rub the sharp edges off (with a brick or summat or
the
angle grinder if you have the skill), dust 'em off completely and paint
them
all over with black vinyl* emulsion paint. (Dries in 20 mins if the slabs
are not wet.) Apply 2 coats for that 'lasting finish'.......

snip

is black the optimum colour for the best sound detail?

FAQ?
 

malcolm wrote:
is black the optimum colour for the best sound detail?

Absolutely. It absorbs nasty interfering photons.

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

FAQ?
 

malcolm wrote:
is black the optimum colour for the best sound detail?

Absolutely. It absorbs nasty interfering photons.

Choobs

--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget
http://www.nelefa.org

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
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malcolm wrote:
is black the optimum colour for the best sound detail?

Absolutely. It absorbs nasty interfering photons.


Quite right!

But he's got a good point - you could paint them any colour you liked! (Do
give 'em a couple of coats though - flash photos I have taken reveal little
pinholes in the paint on my 'Acoustiliths'** because I got all of a fever
and rushed then into place after only one quick coat! :-)

I used black a) without thinking (no imagination) and b) because I've got a
lifetime's supply of black vinyl emulsion paint (2.5 lt) from when I done me
lintels.....


**OK, sodding paving slabs, then....

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"Sir Chewbury Gubbins" wrote in message
news:1g7aq17.10xzz1p1cnr4z6N%chewbury.gubbins@nele fa.org...
malcolm wrote:
is black the optimum colour for the best sound detail?

Absolutely. It absorbs nasty interfering photons.


Quite right!

But he's got a good point - you could paint them any colour you liked! (Do
give 'em a couple of coats though - flash photos I have taken reveal little
pinholes in the paint on my 'Acoustiliths'** because I got all of a fever
and rushed then into place after only one quick coat! :-)

I used black a) without thinking (no imagination) and b) because I've got a
lifetime's supply of black vinyl emulsion paint (2.5 lt) from when I done me
lintels.....


**OK, sodding paving slabs, then....

FAQ?
 

Keith G wrote:

But he's got a good point - you could paint them any colour you
liked! (Do give 'em a couple of coats though - flash photos I have
taken reveal little pinholes in the paint on my 'Acoustiliths'**
because I got all of a fever and rushed then into place after only
one quick coat! :-)

I used black a) without thinking (no imagination) and b) because I've
got a lifetime's supply of black vinyl emulsion paint (2.5 lt) from
when I done me lintels.....

**OK, sodding paving slabs, then....

Nononono... 'Acoustiliths' is the perfect name. You could make a few quid
selling those! ;-)

2 paving slabs, couple o'coats of paint, put em in a fancy box... "£200 the
pair, sir... guranteed to improve the sound quality of any speakers sir..."

FAQ?
 

Keith G wrote:

But he's got a good point - you could paint them any colour you
liked! (Do give 'em a couple of coats though - flash photos I have
taken reveal little pinholes in the paint on my 'Acoustiliths'**
because I got all of a fever and rushed then into place after only
one quick coat! :-)

I used black a) without thinking (no imagination) and b) because I've
got a lifetime's supply of black vinyl emulsion paint (2.5 lt) from
when I done me lintels.....

**OK, sodding paving slabs, then....

Nononono... 'Acoustiliths' is the perfect name. You could make a few quid
selling those! ;-)

2 paving slabs, couple o'coats of paint, put em in a fancy box... "£200 the
pair, sir... guranteed to improve the sound quality of any speakers sir..."

FAQ?
 

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Keith G wrote:

But he's got a good point - you could paint them any colour you
liked! (Do give 'em a couple of coats though - flash photos I have
taken reveal little pinholes in the paint on my 'Acoustiliths'**
because I got all of a fever and rushed then into place after only
one quick coat! :-)

I used black a) without thinking (no imagination) and b) because I've
got a lifetime's supply of black vinyl emulsion paint (2.5 lt) from
when I done me lintels.....

**OK, sodding paving slabs, then....

Nononono... 'Acoustiliths' is the perfect name. You could make a few quid
selling those! ;-)

2 paving slabs, couple o'coats of paint, put em in a fancy box... "£200
the
pair, sir... guranteed to improve the sound quality of any speakers
sir..."





Nah, they'd never sell at £200 a pair - gotta charge at least £2,000 to get
the 'high end/tweaky' boys interested (if not £20,000)...... :-)

FAQ?
 

"Stimpy" wrote in message
...
Keith G wrote:

But he's got a good point - you could paint them any colour you
liked! (Do give 'em a couple of coats though - flash photos I have
taken reveal little pinholes in the paint on my 'Acoustiliths'**
because I got all of a fever and rushed then into place after only
one quick coat! :-)

I used black a) without thinking (no imagination) and b) because I've
got a lifetime's supply of black vinyl emulsion paint (2.5 lt) from
when I done me lintels.....

**OK, sodding paving slabs, then....

Nononono... 'Acoustiliths' is the perfect name. You could make a few quid
selling those! ;-)

2 paving slabs, couple o'coats of paint, put em in a fancy box... "£200
the
pair, sir... guranteed to improve the sound quality of any speakers
sir..."





Nah, they'd never sell at £200 a pair - gotta charge at least £2,000 to get
the 'high end/tweaky' boys interested (if not £20,000)...... :-)