Svs soundpaths, so they gave any function

[Geertidow]

Dear fellow forum members,

I am a proud owner of 2 svs 2000 pro subs. I got soundpaths with them for free.

I live in a new house with hard concrete floors that do not vibrate.

Do these things gave any benefits?
I find them rather ugly.

 

[staticV3]

No benefit.

Put some thin rubber mat underneath so the sub won't move and you're golden.

 

[EJ3]

No benefit.

Put some thin rubber mat underneath the sub so it won't move and you're golden.

Like that from a cut up Yoga mat?

 

[staticV3]

Like that from a cut up Yoga mat?

I'd use this stuff, if the concrete floor is flat enough:


Keywords are non slip rug mat

And yoga mat if the floor is rougher.

 

[EJ3]

I'd use this stuff, if the concrete floor is flat enough:

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Keywords are non slip rug mat

And yoga mat if the floor is rougher.

That stuff has a great many uses. My complaint with it is debris tends to collect in the openings.
My 12" ported subs (tuned to 29 Hz) are homebuilt passive floor firing.
As my wife is asthmatic: dust & debris becoming airborne is a no, no here.
The floors (whole home) are suspended wood floors. (3 ft. above ground level).
I use the squares that the port sets containers down on underneath my subs.

 

[DVDdoug]

I live in a new house with hard concrete floors that do not vibrate.

That's good!!!

Usually with a good speaker, the floor, ceiling, and walls, mostly vibrate-resonate from the soundwaves rather than from box vibrations. You've got a big area to "collect" the sound.

This experiment showed no difference with speaker isolators, but others have reported different results.

I can imagine that a speaker might vibrate a desk or shelf, causing something on the desk/shelf to resonate and make a noise. Or if you've got a speaker and turntable on the same desk/shelf/table, isolators might help to prevent feedback. But they'd probably work better under the turntable.

 

[GD Fan]

My SVS sub has a set of those rubber donuts. But I live in an apartment building with a neighbor downstairs. If ever there's a complaint I can point to those absurd donuts as proof of the efforts I've taken on neighbors' behalf!

 

[Chrispy]

At least you didn't pay for them....

 

[smygolf]

Rubber or other material with Really low resonance frequency might not give you better sound.
But the amount of vibrations spreading around will be lower and give the effect of lower sound volume in other rooms.

Drum risers with tennis balls have been a thing for ages and it helps out.
It is not as night or day but a practise kit will be near silence for the neighbors.

 

[Geertidow]

It's a rather new house, so we have a wooden floor but the build floors (if that is the correct term) are all solid concrete. You don't here any vibrations in other rooms playing at deafening volume. So I could maybe just remove them. Do I need a thing rubber mat regardless?

 

[kyuu]

It's a rather new house, so we have a wooden floor but the build floors (if that is the correct term) are all solid concrete. You don't here any vibrations in other rooms playing at deafening volume. So I could maybe just remove them. Do I need a thing rubber mat regardless?

Only if you have a problem with the subwoofer rattling against the floor or the like. Otherwise, a rubber mat would serve no purpose.

 

[Oddball]

Dear fellow forum members,

I am a proud owner of 2 svs 2000 pro subs. I got soundpaths with them for free.

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I live in a new house with hard concrete floors that do not vibrate.

Do these things gave any benefits?
I find them rather ugly.

If not mistaken, subs came with spike feet? If you have hardwood or laminate floors, you might appreciate them. Otherwise on carpet spikes will do fine.

 

[EJ3]

If not mistaken, subs came with spike feet? If you have hardwood or laminate floors, you might appreciate them. Otherwise on carpet spikes will do fine.

My family owns 3 condo's & 2 single homes in various parts of the world. Not one has a speck of carpet inside. All their floors are either wood or tiles over concrete (with the exception of one kitchen floor, which is some kind of (vinyl?) that tries (unsuccessfully) to mimic tile (over wood flooring). The only 'carpet' is outside the entrances:
the 'welcome' mats.

 

[Oddball]

My family owns 3 condo's & 2 single homes in various parts of the world. Not one has a speck of carpet inside. All their floors are either wood or tiles over concrete (with the exception of one kitchen floor, which is some kind of (vinyl?) that tries (unsuccessfully) to mimic tile (over wood flooring). The only 'carpet' is outside the entrances:
the 'welcome' mats.

Not to argue - but what that has to do with my post? I will not disclose my real estate holdings, although they are substantial and have nothing to do with the topic?

My question was really simple and directed to OP that has relevant facts.

 

[EJ3]

Not to argue - but what that has to do with my post? I will not disclose my real estate holdings, although they are substantial and have nothing to do with the topic?

My question was really simple and directed to OP that has relevant facts.

I was being informative in general.
Those are not my real estate holdings, it's simple: various family members that I have visited all over the world do not have carpets.
It seems to be a common thing these days. Perhaps why his subs came with those rubber doughnuts. It also makes the rooms very live & hard to EQ.
But they won't listen to me when I try to tell them that they should have some soft items. Perhaps a tapestry on a wall here & there or heavy curtains.
So, the relevant fact is that I was indicating that many people around the world do not have carpet anymore.
(The 70' shag era must have been excessively overdone world wide or something.)
Do they have carpet?: My relatives on a farm in a village in Austria don't, my relatives in China don't, my friends in Guam don't, my mother only has a throw rug in her home and my friends homes here don't. So based on my experiences traveling, carpets are no longer in vogue.
I simply passed on my observations.
As to my personnel finances, I do not have much (a small amount of cash, no investments) but I do not have any debt.
The whole of my only real estate holding is under 800 square feet three pictures:
Inside front to back:

Back to front:

outside:

What made you think that anything I said had anything to do with you, personally?
I am having trouble fathoming that.

 

[EJ3]

Not to argue - but what that has to do with my post? I will not disclose my real estate holdings, although they are substantial and have nothing to do with the topic?

My question was really simple and directed to OP that has relevant facts.

Well, I'm glad that we got that cleared up.
It's difficult with just written text to go by to infer intent (or the lack there of).
It seems to help if we relax a little bit.
Trust me, I certainly have read things into what has been written that apparently was not intended at all.
Colloquialisms & thought pattern all differ in how, when & where we were raised. & with both no visuals to go by & not being familiar with the person that you are communicating with, it is logarithmically more difficult.
But, communicate we do & mostly, successfully.
Thanks for giving me the chance to further explain.

 

[Oddball]

Well, I'm glad that we got that cleared up.
It's difficult with just written text to go by to infer intent (or the lack there of).
It seems to help if we relax a little bit.
Trust me, I certainly have read things into what has been written that apparently was not intended at all.
Colloquialisms & thought pattern all differ in how, when & where we were raised. & with both no visuals to go by & not being familiar with the person that you are communicating with, it is logarithmically more difficult.
But, communicate we do & mostly, successfully.
Thanks for giving me the chance to further explain.

No problem at all. We are all good and in the same hood . Don't think anyone should be really concerned about these things. Much bigger fish to fry in our audio video universe.

 

[PashkaTLT]

Yes, they do give benefits. My wife was complaining my subwoofers (on the 2nd floor) can be heard and felt on the first floor where her room is.
We got these pads and now she feels/hears less bass/vibrations. Not much less, but there's a (small but noticeable) difference.
I was on the 2nd floor, putting my sub on these pads and then taking it off the pads, repeating this multiple times, and she was on the first floor listening and feeling the vibrations, and she said there's a difference.

 

[GD Fan]

Yes, they do give benefits. My wife was complaining my subwoofers (on the 2nd floor) can be heard and felt on the first floor where her room is.
We got these pads and now she feels/hears less bass/vibrations. Not much less, but there's a (small but noticeable) difference.
I was on the 2nd floor, putting my sub on these pads and then taking it off the pads, repeating this multiple times, and she was on the first floor listening and feeling the vibrations, and she said there's a difference.

Well that decides it then.