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4.5
I had just bought a pair of Def Tech StudioMonitor 450's for my mains, and a Mythos 8 for my center. I took out the top wedges and put them under the Mythos 8 on my glass shelf TV stand to keep either from rattling, and the bottom wedges I put under the 450's at the upward slant position to better aim them at ear level. The pads are surprisingly resilient, and they are also non-slip, which was a pleasant surprise. It does make adjusting the speakers position a bit more difficult, though, but once in place they are there to stay.The other thing to consider is what will cause them to be deformed. The Mythos 8 has a screw with a rubber head in the rear for adjusting the tilt of the monitor depending on the height of your TV stand. After I let the speakers set for a while, I check the screw, and sure enough it was sunk into the foam as expected. I put a bit of reasonably stiff cardboard under the screws rubber head, and problem solved.All three speakers sound flawless (as Def Tech's are apt to do), and because of the foam there is only pure sound and no rattle from whatever they are resting on no matter how loud I play them. A definite win for getting the most out of my speakers.On the other hand, these foam stands are not cheap, and I can't understand why they aren't more reasonably priced, but as I said they do the job they claim to do and do it well. They aren't the most attractive, either, but not especially an eye sore. So overall, a solid 4/5 stars, especially because I was able to take care of all three front speakers with just these.These pads feel cheap and squishy at first. if you squish them with your fingers. I then placed them on a table and spread my hand and pushed down they support well, meaning they'd be fine for bigger heavy speakers.-I'm using them with two PA-8C Premier Acoustic Center/LCR speakers, standing up on a desk. They are the perfect size for these speakers place vertically :) (PA-8C Premier Acoustic Center/LCR has Dual 8-inch woofers 3-inch mid range and 1 inch titanium tweeter)-(they reach 48hz)- I Noticed a long time ago when listening to music at fairly high levels and in parts of the audio that were bass-y that the low note would be kind of 'boomy' in a sound effect kind of way like: "Bvvvvvvv", less clarity basically. This is what lead me to researching about the boomy sounds, one person I found said something about speakers being directly placed on a table would cause the boomy sensation or sound. SO, then I Found Auralex Monitor pads, but those I Felt were to expensive, and for a first time buying something of this type I thought I'd go with the lest costly solution.-As for the sound well I'll do more testing/listening. I'll update soon.-The stickers come right off by the way. I Think this is a good thing.-* UPDATE: ok so my final thoughts on the sound with my LCR's on these pads are the bass is not boomy now, I currently run the crossover on my pc sound card at 50hz. I'm definitely getting the lower end of what these speakers can produce. I Feel with these pads the lower notes aren't wasted in boomy-ness/vibrations on my desk. Very nice, also the overall sound is more crisp and clear. So, .. great!!I recently upgraded to 5.1 surround, so I needed some isolation pads.Previously, I had purchased another brand which I really liked. This time, I needed to purchase two sets though, and I would have ended up paying about $70 for the other brand. Price-wise, these pads are superior. I paid around $50 for two sets.Another advantage of these pads is the width. While with the other pads, I would use two pads per speaker, with these I only use one per speaker, and it is more than enough.As far as disadvantages, the height is slightly lower than the other pads and these pads don't feel as firm as the others. Still the softness does not hinder its ability to support heavy speakers. Currently, I have a Polk CS2 and Polk Monitor 40s on them, and they don't seem to compress in the least bit.Overall, with something that makes as minimal impact as isolation pads, I would definitely save my money and purchase this brand again. If they were to ever be the same price as the other brand pad though, I feel the other one is superior.I like these isolation pads for myMackie MR624. The studio monitors sit well. The only thing is, I had an issue with trying to get the top piece of the foam to line perfectly with the bottom piece of the foam. It's not a big deal but if you are a person with semy OCD that can be a problem ?I did notice a difference in sound quality. There's hardly any vibration on my floor or on the walls as the studio monitors are set very close to them but I also installed 4 pieces of acoustic foams on the wall behind the speakers.Don't expect to hear any difference if you don't have the right settings / equipment or a good Music Production Desk.Over all, I think these isolation pads are a good fit for Music Producers that are on a budget. ??????????Some people complain that these are nothing more than expensive packing foam. I'm pretty sure those people simply don't understand foam. Foam can have many different properties, including coming in a very wide variety of densities and materials, and serving a huge variety of purposes. These are not packing foam. This foam is dense, shaped very precisely with its usage in mind, and it's pretty obvious that it's ideally suited for its acoustic purposes.In addition to just how they affect the sound in the room, they're strong. Try taking a square of cheap packing foam and setting a heavy 8" active studio monitor on it, and then seeing how long until the speaker starts to sink into the foam, and how much protection from extra vibration that actually provides. With these pads, after weeks of use there isn't even the slightest hint of an indent where the speakers are sitting. I have no doubts that it will continue to provide the same benefit for a long time.Got these for the Yamaha HS7 series (horizontly placed) they fit well and feel securely gripped to the stand.I'm no expert on foam but it seems a good quality isolating the speaker from the stand .Only criticising comment would be the Adam Hall logo's on the front of the pads is poorly attached leaving me to remove them again no problem.Well worth the money, an all round good purchase I would and have encouraged others to buy them.We got two of them (I already find it very expensive for what it is) after a complain from our neighbours RE: the base of our sound system.The day we install them and were well proud to finally be able to use the sound system, they came to complain they could hear everything.Absolutely useless. Massive waste of money...(Sound quality depends on the speakers, so just went with a 3, but they sound great with my Yamaha H5s...)Great product - look good, do the job nicely.They are huge, btw. As they're not cheap, I went for the bigger size just in case, but they're massive underneath my H5s - definitely could have stuck with the smaller size!Use these for my KRK G8’s - these black ones match the speakers, grey acoustic pads looked crap. Does a decent enough job of isolating the speaker (better than the pad attached to the bottom the speaker).I have two sets of these, one for my centre speaker in my main room and a set under some bookshelf speakers in a second room which are on top of an IKEA unit.They do a very good job of isolating the speakers from the unit.Would recommend.
