PAD ECO Series SPADECO2 Monitor Isolation Pad

I am lucky enough (from my former DJ years) to own a pair of Dynaco 50 speakers which are the main speakers for a 10-speaker set-up. They are extremely rare, with two (2) 10 inch woofer and a super tweeter each. Highly rated, highly prized, and VERY powerful. Originally they set on a floor of the cabinets, and for lack of a better word, they BOOMED and vibrated...NOT to the benefit of the sound! I order these isolation pads, trimmed them to fit, and VOILA! My over 300 watt sound system is now even more IMPRESSIVE to say the least. Good job, Adam Hall.

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.

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!!

Excellent isolation pads. I have a pair of JBL LSR305 studio monitors setting on these pads, and if I didn't know any better, I'd swear I was listening to the $500 to $600 pair of speakers. Outstanding results that I didn't really expect. HIGHLY recommended if you want your studio or references speakers to sound a LOT more expensive. Good stuff and WELL worth the money.

These were able to slightly reduce the bass boomyness I was getting from my speakers' coupling with my desk, but don't expect them to make a huge difference. No amount of isolation and dampening can take the place of proper speaker placement. That said, these are well made and each pad comes in two pieces that allows for vertical angling of the speakers. They look great and work as intended - just don't expect a huge improvement if your placement isn't great to begin with.