Granite plinths and treble distortion

[Lawrence001]

I've always been a bit dubious of these on carpets as I felt they rocked slightly and spikes were better. However I've just had a night and day epiphany with my new speakers (Jas Audio Orior Grands).

I decided to try plinths as the speakers have downward firing ports, and I've got suspended wooden floorboards. Anyway not only was the bass tightened as I hoped but the treble cleared up massively.

What I thought was a brightly voiced ribbon tweeter I was struggling a little with was in fact distortion caused possibly by the instability of the wooden floors. I'm a very happy chappy now [emoji1]

[Pigmy Pony]

Lawrence, where did you go for your granite plinthsand how much did they cost, if you don't mind me asking? I'm thinking of trying something with my Zu speakers which have downward firing ports. Hadn't decided whether to use granite or oak worktops/chopping boards.

[Audio Al]

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/aptitlig-butchers-block-bamboo-00233429/
:)

[Pigmy Pony]

Cheers Allen, that is the sort of thing I was thinking of, and my speakers' are 12x12" (303x305mm) base, so size would be fine. But I did wonder whether a wooden plinth might make a sound itself.

[Audio Al]

I have a pair you could try and can bring them to Kegworth :)

[Made in 1968]

Its not wood its Bamboo

[Pigmy Pony]

I had thought of maybe buying some and bringing them to Kegworth, but your idea sounds so much better! For obvious (financial) reasons :) That would be much appreciated

[Audio Al]

Is that a yes then steve :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Yessir, that is a yes, yes it is, pretty please with sugar on top! Might even buy you a pint

[Pigmy Pony]

Its not wood its Bamboo

I did wonder about that, I thought bamboo was just thin stuff that kept small plants from falling over and saved pandas from starvation

[Lawrence001]

Lawrence, where did you go for your granite plinthsand how much did they cost, if you don't mind me asking? I'm thinking of trying something with my Zu speakers which have downward firing ports. Hadn't decided whether to use granite or oak worktops/chopping boards.I think they came with some speakers I bought years ago. They might be chopping boards as they're only about 15mm thick, I know some supermarkets used to sell them, although these are quite large maybe 30x40cm.

I've got another pair which someone had made by a headstone maker. They're lovely and thick with bevelled edges but they weren't quite big enough.

[Macca]

I've always been a bit dubious of these on carpets as I felt they rocked slightly and spikes were better. However I've just had a night and day epiphany with my new speakers (Jas Audio Orior Grands).


Crikey they look a bit tasty.

[hifi_dave]

If they are going udner speakers, they need to be massy, otherwise they just wobble around and have no effect. I have Granite for my demo room and it is 1.5 inches thick and 2 ft square. No need for being so large at home but you need the weight.

[Lawrence001]

Crikey they look a bit tasty.They are tasty. Sadly they got damaged in transit. Normally this would really upset me, especially at the price I paid, but they sound SO nice that I just forget about it and get on with listening [emoji1]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200221/db3ef4c77f9bb2dfcd2d2ddb99dc94b1.jpg

[Lawrence001]

If they are going udner speakers, they need to be massy, otherwise they just wobble around and have no effect. I have Granite for my demo room and it is 1.5 inches thick and 2 ft square. No need for being so large at home but you need the weight.I thought that but my 1" thick ones were too small. Fortunately these thinner ones still seem to work. I don't play very loud if that helps.