Decouple Speaker From Floor

I m not sure if that is the right term.

Decouple speaker from floor.

Here s why you might want to reconsider. I have installed padding and carpet to calm down the footfalls. The building is very old and wooden floor is too alive. Maybe you hate the way audio speaker stands look.

I want to decouple ceilings from the floor above. Now there are spikes and all kinds of other things but i m going to propose something else. So we need to address the vibrations to the floor first. You will have to keep in mind that audio coupling works both ways if your speaker is coupled to the floor it will transmit vibrations to the floor but the floor will also transfer.

So we have this vibration which couples directly with the floor if you set it on the floor then obviously we have the pressure generated from the subwoofer itself. I have the option of hanging fully decoupled ceiling via rim joist and joist hangers due to my current ceiling height. Or at least do it in a more valid and musically engaging manner whatever the descriptive term. That s fairly straight forward as it stops transmissions radiating through the floor and to the listener prior to the airborne sound hitting them.

If i am walking in one corner of apartment the vibration from steps can be felt in other corner. However some give the impression that coupling the stands to the floor increases their effective mass and hence stops. Is this worse than hat channels. So we decouple the subwoofer.

The one logical thing is to decouple the speakers from the stand itself. Or maybe you re going for a college chic aesthetic with everything from your mattress to your tv on the floor. Hello i have recently moved to new apartment and now face a strange problem. I was under the impression that this is the best option but now i am getting confused.

Guess i ve probably come down on the side of those whose viewpoint is that we need to decouple the system from the floor. Maybe you re scared your pets child will knock them down and damage your precious speakers. Whatever the reason plenty of people place their audio speakers on the floor. Rim joist would be hung on existing studs.