Originally Posted by
Shovel_Knight
I also find this explanation to be dubious at best, but the fact is that coupling the speakers to the surface they sit on or decoupling them from it indeed does make a difference. I find the text useful because they provide some numerical data. I also sincerely doubt they had any commercial interest in mind because they ended recommending Blu-Tack and styrofoam sheets over audiophile products.
I agree that the speaker/floor or stand/floor interface makes a difference. Or can do depending on the floor and what it is made of and how it is covered. If you have a suspended wooden floor you are going to run into all sorts of issues you won't encounter at all with a solid floor.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.