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Pair of studio monitors on SMPad 5 foam isolation pads on a desk
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Isolation Pads vs Feet vs Platforms: Which One Do You Need?

Speaker isolation comes in four main forms: foam pads, silicone feet, platforms and desktop stands. They all do the same basic job – they decouple the speaker from the surface it stands on, so less...
Studio monitor with a yellow woofer on an SMPad 5 isolation pad on a desk
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KRK Rokit Isolation Pads: Which Size Fits Your Monitors?

KRK Rokit monitors are probably the most popular first studio monitors in the world – and most of them end up on a desk. That is exactly where isolation helps most: a monitor standing directly on a...
Yamaha HS5 studio monitor on an SMPad 5 isolation pad
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Best Isolation Pads for Yamaha HS3, HS4, HS5, HS7 and HS8

Yamaha HS monitors are known for an honest, flat sound – which also means they show every problem in your room. One of the most common problems is the desk itself: when a monitor sits directly on a...