Granite tiles, £10.99 each - most cost-effective upgrade, ever?

[6th.replicant]

If you live within driving distance of Topps Tiles, New Cross (London), it has a approx 5 boxes of granite tiles (returns), discounted from £14.99 to £10.99 a tile.

Dimensions: 60.5 x 30.5cm, 1cm thick. One side is polished/gloss black or, if you prefer 'industrial chic'-style, t'other side is unfinished/matt grey. And they'll cut 'em to size, 50p per cut.

Just bought a couple, each cut in half, for my hi-fi speakers & AV sub'. Previously, all 3 were on 3cm-thick MDF but the granite actually 'sounds' a wee bit better (& looks a lot less hideous, too).

EDIT: Actually, strike "'sounds' a wee bit better", the hi-fi speakers (floor standers, spiked) sound MUCH, MUCH better on granite: deeper & more refined bass (Massive Attack's 'Angel' is rattling the windows, literally, as I type), with cleaner & more detailed treble & improved separation all-round.

Holy m*rde! I'm stunned - this has to have been the most cost-effective upgrade, ever.

 

[Anonymous]

Good job - well done!

I have 600mm x 600mm granite paving slabs from the local garden centre [£15 each] under my speakers - they really help 'decouple' the speakers form the room and allow you to follow bass lines much better ........ found I was turning the volume up a bit more though, since the room was no longer 'singing' along with the music - since the speakers were no longer being spiked to the floorboards.

 

[jc.com]

6th.replicant:. Holy m*rde! .

Le profanity filter parle fran‡ais?

 

[JamesOK]

A slight variation on the old "get some granite chopping boards from Tesco" recommendation! I still marvel at the difference the boards made. Although recently Ive been having some bass troubles since I got a new setup...

 

[Anonymous]

Hi I use them with great succes too. Because I have a woodenfloor I have put 4 doorstoppers (short ones) under each. It helped a lot with the basshandling.

 

[Anonymous]

Hi, you could also try Argos, I just got some of the granite chopping boards 40 x 30cm at £9.99 each for the speakers and also placed a nice black one under my Saturn. I do believe it has made a difference