Hi John (sorry about the mixup on the name)
I’ve had my room analysed by a professional using REW and have a heap of treatment coming that includes floor to ceiling bass traps, diffusion and some side wall absorption.
Any of the panels that have absorption also have a diffuser on the front to avoid taking too much of the higher frequencies away, as I find the Rockports very natural in this area and can understand why some people might find them dark sounding (I’m a former Magico owner).
A friend lent me his Aurios Pro Isolation Feet that I have tried under the speakers. It did give me a cleaner midrange and top end in some respects but leaned out the bass even more and just didn’t sound right.
As of today, I’ve removed the hardwood floor spike protectors and have them directly on the floorboards even though they are leaving a small dent, it does sound better this way. The other thing I did was adjust the rake angle so the speaker is tilted more forward and this has helped homogenise the sound and provided more detailed in the mid to higher frequency range.
So many things I love about these speakers. In combination with my CH Precision equipment, it’s providing the cleanest presentation with absolutely no fatigue that I’ve ever had in my system. Will wait and see what the room treatments bring to the table.
Thanks to the other members for your replies too. I do have an option to try stillpoints, not sure how to put them under the speaker without scratching the base. The Aurios were designed for the spike to go into the top of them.
Cheers
Dave
Dave,
Did you tried that ? :
- try to put a full wood platform between your floor and your speakers (wood platform directly on the floor)
- but a wood with a very good density ; something as Plywood or "Bois de bout" (bois de bout = wood assembled from several pieces, and compressed .... = something in fact quite similar to what use the butchers).
cf example here :
https://www.amazon.com/Butcher-Block-Acoustics-Isolation-Platform/dp/B07D25VWBP
The solution "bois de bout" has been my choise after many tests.
- the wood platform just need to be not too slim !
- and you put the spikes directly on the wood (no interface with something else)
It is something quite simple to test. Into my room and with my previous system (Rockport Atria and Pass labs), it has been an impressive upgrade for the the sound (more clean & more resolution in the bass frequencies ..; but also more natural & relaxed at the same time ... AND without changing of tonal balance ; which is the problem introcuced by many accessories).
I have tested many accessories : Stillpoints, Franc audio accessories , Finite elemente, Harmonix, etc ...
all of them introduced some positive things , but in same time bad things ... each time the global tonal balance was modified and at the end, it was not good.
Stillpoints & Harmonix gave the best results from my opinion.
But at the end, the best solution has been what i explain above.
I do not look anymore at any accessories.
Well, that's my feedback & advice
BR - David