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Re: How to stop the art from shaking
fhw #375284 05/06/12 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted By: fhw
Two of the 3 walls in our HT area are not insulated, and in fact one wall backs into the furnace room and has nothing behind it. I find that once the HT is playing loud enough, the sub makes the walls and the picture frames hanging on them rattle like crazy.

Any thoughts on what could reduce this without a huge cost? Blu-tack? Different securing to the wall? Styrofoam between the studs?


I live in a condo with neighbors downstairs. My EP500 made the walls and windows rattle and I wanted to tone it down a bit. So I ordered a GRAMMA pad from www.auralex.com

I still get bass, but the rattling has stopped. It's not that expensive so you could give it a try (and quite frankly, you can probably go the DIY route).


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Re: How to stop the art from shaking
fhw #375295 05/06/12 01:50 PM
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When I was in high school, I made an isolator that worked very well for my turntable. I've wondered how well a larger version would work for a sub.

Basically, I made a nice-looking wooden "pan" (say, 16"W x 16"D x 2"H) and filled it with sand. I placed a "floating" panel on top of the sand (For the example above, it would be maybe 15.5" x 15.5") and sat my turntable on top of that.

So, the TT was very well isolated from rumble as it was essentially sitting on 2" of sand and not touching anything else.

It's certainly quicker and easier to order a GRAMMA pad, but I've always wondered if my little device idea would work for a sub. smile


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Re: How to stop the art from shaking
MarkSJohnson #375296 05/06/12 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson
When I was in high school, I made an isolator that worked very well for my turntable.


Sorry your fledgling teenage company didn't pan out. I woulda bought a Johnson Isolator, had I been aware. Maybe it was the name?


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