Stop the vibrations.....

PolknPepsi · 11-27-2005, 05:11 PM

Here is something I did to stop the shaking of the wood floors and walls and control almost all except airborne vibrations.

1. three spikes under sub.
2. one round concrete stepping stone from Home Depot under the spikes.
3. Twelve squash balls (like tennis balls without the fur) hot melt glued to the underneath side of the concrete.
4. spikes, concrete, and balls spray painted flat black to color match surrounding area.

This little adventure looks very nice, cost under $15.00 and helps a lot.

Early B. · 11-27-2005, 08:48 PM

Cool, but why would you want to stop the shaking of the wood floors and walls? Isn't that why you bought the SVS?

wingnut4772 · 11-27-2005, 09:01 PM

Shaking maybe....rattling .....not so much. I like your solution PolknPepsi. Ijust use a Gramma myself.

PolknPepsi · 11-27-2005, 09:53 PM

Maybe I should take it off the platform to see what difference there is again, now that I've got the sub dialed in...Mmmmm.
As I recall it was as if someone was pounding on the floors and walls with a really big hammer... a big distraction.

yeah,
I heard about the Gramma long after I did the little tweak. In your home theatre pictures I can see the Gramma.

PolknPepsi · 12-02-2005, 09:40 PM

...........took it out from under the sub and it's nice for a change, rattles the he!! out of everything!

dragon1952 · 12-02-2005, 10:13 PM

Both of my Gramma's have passed on unfortunately

I think about them often.

11-27-2005, 05:11 PM	#1
PolknPepsi Polkazoid Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 786	Stop the vibrations..... Here is something I did to stop the shaking of the wood floors and walls and control almost all except airborne vibrations. 1. three spikes under sub. 2. one round concrete stepping stone from Home Depot under the spikes. 3. Twelve squash balls (like tennis balls without the fur) hot melt glued to the underneath side of the concrete. 4. spikes, concrete, and balls spray painted flat black to color match surrounding area. This little adventure looks very nice, cost under $15.00 and helps a lot. __________________ Denon #2900, Denon stereo receiver, Conrad Johnson Sonographe 120 amp, Blue Jeans cables, and Klipsch RF-7's

11-27-2005, 08:48 PM	#2
Early B. Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (19) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 8,172	Cool, but why would you want to stop the shaking of the wood floors and walls? Isn't that why you bought the SVS? __________________ HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub "God grooves with tubes."

11-27-2005, 09:01 PM	#3
wingnut4772 Polk Guru Member Sales Rating: (19) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fifth Ring of the Hot Place Posts: 7,231	Shaking maybe....rattling .....not so much. I like your solution PolknPepsi. Ijust use a Gramma myself. __________________ Pioneer Kuro 6020 Plasma Display Integra 9.9 Pre Pro Parasound 5250 AMP Parasound HCA 1000 AMP (rears) Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts LSA Audio Center & Surrounds (X4) Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers Velodyne SMS-1 Sony PS3 XBox 360 PSN & XBL......> wingnut4772

11-27-2005, 09:53 PM	#4
PolknPepsi Polkazoid Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 786	Maybe I should take it off the platform to see what difference there is again, now that I've got the sub dialed in...Mmmmm. As I recall it was as if someone was pounding on the floors and walls with a really big hammer... a big distraction. yeah, I heard about the Gramma long after I did the little tweak. In your home theatre pictures I can see the Gramma. Last edited by PolknPepsi; 11-27-2005 at 09:58 PM..

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12-02-2005, 09:40 PM	#5
PolknPepsi Polkazoid Member Sales Rating: (0) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 786	...........took it out from under the sub and it's nice for a change, rattles the he!! out of everything!

12-02-2005, 10:13 PM	#6
dragon1952 Polkologist Member Sales Rating: (13) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The Beautiful Central Oregon Coast Posts: 3,139	Both of my Gramma's have passed on unfortunately I think about them often.

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