Hardwood Floors with PMC

[Pyro]

Hey guys,

Just wondering if any of you are using your PMC speakers with hardwood floors. My question stems from PMC's recommendation to use carpet spikes when using the speakers in a carpeted area.

What would be the recommended way to get the most of say the EB1i's on a hardwood floor? What kind of decoupling do you use?

Thanks,
Rob

[klipschfan]

Could try these with the spikes-
http://herbiesaudiolab.home.att.net/base.htm

Or, if you don't want to use spikes-Big Fat Dots-work well on hardwood floors-
http://herbiesaudiolab.home.att.net/spkrfeet.htm

Granite or Maple will work as well-

http://grizzly.com/products/searchre...aspx?q=granite

http://stores.ebay.com/Dawns-Depot

[jdandy]

Rob.......Looks like the first link (Cone/Spike Grounding Base) offers the best solution on hardwood floors. I have a carpeted room, and use the carpet spikes on my PMC EB1i speakers. The spikes pierce the carpet, the points embedding slightly into the subfloor, providing a stable platform for the speakers, and lifting them slightly off the carpet surface.

[ian@pmc]

Soundanchors make a cone coaster that works pretty well.

[Pyro]

Originally Posted by klipschfan

Could try these with the spikes-
http://herbiesaudiolab.home.att.net/base.htm

Or, if you don't want to use spikes-Big Fat Dots-work well on hardwood floors-
http://herbiesaudiolab.home.att.net/spkrfeet.htm

Granite or Maple will work as well-

http://grizzly.com/products/searchre...aspx?q=granite

http://stores.ebay.com/Dawns-Depot

I use Big Dots on my 60th Anv Khorns. Made a nice improvement.

I will be demoing a pair of EB1is in May. Any recommendations on other PMC speakers I should be listening to. They will be replacing my Khorns.

Thanks.

[jdandy]

I have had my PMC EB1i speakers since last July. I am still as amazed by them today as I was the first month. These are truly amazing speakers.

I do plan to demo the new PMC PB1i speakers as soon as I can locate a dealer with them set up. The comments coming in on the PB1i say they deliver on the same scale as the EB1i. I have attached a photo of the PB1i.

[Pyro]

Originally Posted by jdandy

I have had my PMC EB1i speakers since last July. I am still as amazed by them today as I was the first month. These are truly amazing speakers.

I do plan to demo the new PMC PB1i speakers as soon as I can locate a dealer with them set up. The comments coming in on the PB1i say they deliver on the same scale as the EB1i. I have attached a photo of the PB1i.

Dan, I am going up to AC in May to demo based on your previous recommendation. Hoping that the EB1i's will be a better fit for me. If I am not mistaken the PB1i is a slim line version of the EB1i but runs $15K. Not sure if thats correct.........

Rob

[jdandy]

Rob.......I am not sure what the current list prices are on the EB1i, or the new PB1i. The PB1i is in a slimmer cabinet, and uses two 6 1/2" bass drivers in the transmission line cabinet. The tweeter and the midrange domes are the same as the EB1i, to the best of my knowledge. The EB1i uses the unique carbon fibre and Nomex 10” piston driver woofer. I can testify to its ability to go very low, be soild, and capable of some serious low frequecy slam, all while remaining very detailed. Hopefully, you will be able to hear the EB1i's and the new FB1i's side by side. That is the test I would be interested in hearing. I would not be surprised to see you come home with the new EB1i's, though, they are amazing. Here's a couple of EB1i photos.

[klipschfan]

Originally Posted by Klipschpyro

I use Big Dots on my 60th Anv Khorns. Made a nice improvement.

I will be demoing a pair of EB1is in May. Any recommendations on other PMC speakers I should be listening to. They will be replacing my Khorns.

Thanks.

MB2's are VERY good. Also there is a new series of PMC speakers coming out soon-not sure if they will be above or below the current models.
I don't think Ian is going to spill the beans just yet......

Originally Posted by ian@pmc

We've got something very exciting in the works... I can personally guarantee that it will be worth the wait.

Originally Posted by ian@pmc

The approximate time frame we are looking is a debut at the The German High End Show...
All of this said the new line will be a completely seperate series, named independent of the current models.

[Pyro]

Great I will let you know what I think of the speakers.