Do Sub-Dudes Work?

[AudioSavant]

They are a JOKE! ZERO SCIENCE behind them. Built & sold by a great marketing campaign. Want to learn about vibration, do your research on what is used to isolate vibrations for MULTI- tonnage Air conditioning compressors, and or commercial refridgeration units. In most buildings, office, malls, stores, you never hear the 10 ton compressor above your head. Wonder why ? Isolators! And they sure aren't a formed piece of dense foam. Hint; Look at Cork & rubber, or if you want to get a little crazy, spring loaded isolators. Do some homework, you might find isolators that treat down to under 10Hz. How is that for isolatation. RPG Inc is one acoustical firm who sells these types of products, but unfortunatley not the public or small dealers.
Do some homework & you'll be happy. Stay away from SubDude type product

 

[mudrummer99]

Well, by that logic I may as well throw out that they use sand to dampen the vibrations of 30-ton diesel engines used in natural gas transmission. Build yourself a little sand box right there in the living room and your problems will go away For all practicality and availability, sub-dudes are about all there really is out there for the everyday consumer. They aren't perfect, but they do help de-couple the sub from the house around it. For a lot of people out there, including myself, it's about the only way of having a sub in most apartment living situations.

Mike

 

[lsiberian]

They are a JOKE! ZERO SCIENCE behind them. Built & sold by a great marketing campaign. Want to learn about vibration, do your research on what is used to isolate vibrations for MULTI- tonnage Air conditioning compressors, and or commercial refridgeration units. In most buildings, office, malls, stores, you never hear the 10 ton compressor above your head. Wonder why ? Isolators! And they sure aren't a formed piece of dense foam. Hint; Look at Cork & rubber, or if you want to get a little crazy, spring loaded isolators. Do some homework, you might find isolators that treat down to under 10Hz. How is that for isolatation. RPG Inc is one acoustical firm who sells these types of products, but unfortunatley not the public or small dealers.
Do some homework & you'll be happy. Stay away from SubDude type product

Yeah and you think my SO wouldn't harass me for using a sandbox or springs?

And it made a noticeable difference in my apartment. Plus it's a very nice pad to set things on.

Some things are worth the money.

I mean come on just picking on a product at random.

 

[Alex2507]

They are a JOKE! ZERO SCIENCE behind them. Built & sold by a great marketing campaign. Want to learn about vibration, do your research on what is used to isolate vibrations for MULTI- tonnage Air conditioning compressors, and or commercial refridgeration units. In most buildings, office, malls, stores, you never hear the 10 ton compressor above your head. Wonder why ? Isolators! And they sure aren't a formed piece of dense foam. Hint; Look at Cork & rubber, or if you want to get a little crazy, spring loaded isolators. Do some homework, you might find isolators that treat down to under 10Hz. How is that for isolatation. RPG Inc is one acoustical firm who sells these types of products, but unfortunatley not the public or small dealers.
Do some homework & you'll be happy. Stay away from SubDude type product

Welcome to the forum.
Good thing you stopped by and set me straight on this topic.
I think I'll just burn the ones I bought.

 

[mperfct]

Welcome to the forum.
Good thing you stopped by and set me straight on this topic.
I think I'll just burn the ones I bought.

Strube will light 'em up for you.

 

[Alex2507]

Strube will light 'em up for you.

Right after he blows them to kingdom come.

 

[Shock]

But wouldn't they help minimize mechanical transference by isolating the sub from the structure of the building?

It's not the mechanical transfer that's rattling their wall heater. If the subs box is rattling so much that it's shaking things downstairs then I would say get a new sub.

They will work, to what degree is really up to the people downstairs. My rule of thumb is never use a sub in an apartment. They simply will not help the root of the problem, which is the low frequency sound waves that travel through pretty much anything in a house.