Features:

  • SMPad 5 is made out of the highest quality acoustical foam (50kg/m^3 density).
  • 7.5 x 11 x 1.6 inch (W x D x H). Designed to hold up to 22 lb without changing the shape.
  • Every pack comes complete with two pads, one for each of your left and right speakers (NO LOGO printed).
  • Designed with multiple configurations allowing you to move the monitor isolation pads into a versatile array of angles for the best sound quality.
  • Sized to fit all popular 5'' inches Studio Monitors - Yamaha HS5, JBL 305PMKII LSR305, KRK Rokit KRK RP4G3 RP5, Mackie MR5, M-Audio BX5, Adam F6, Tascam VL-S5, Alesis Elevate 5, Behringer MS16 JS-MS70, klipsch r-150m and many more.
they're pretty firm foam

OK, I'm now going to try to review a couple pieces of foam. I bought these for the purpose of tilting a pair of JBL LSR305 monitors upward towards my ears. They did. All seriousness aside, they're pretty firm foam, coming in two pairs of pieces - one wedge-shaped, one slanted but not a full wedge with a lip on the front. The angles of the cuts do not work perfectly for me at my setup even maximized for tilt, desk 18" below my ears and speakers 24" from them. They're close - I need to roll back about another foot to have the JBL's waveguides pointed directly at my ears. It's well within their sweet spot. There is no question that the foam is firm enough to support the 10lbs each of the speakers without noticeable distortion, and tractive enough that I don't see the speakers shifting on them despite hearing-loss volume levels.. I'm guessing double that weight would affect their compression and require you to lift them to compensate. But keep in mind, these are isolators, not *stands*, and your goal for them is that they disconnect your speakers from resonance with the furniture upon which they are mounted. At this task, they are very effective. If you need them higher, stack some books. You can't make these pieces thicker without the thinner parts suffering disproportionate compression and screwing up the angle they're designed to give you and/or compromising their desired firmness, making them wallowy under the weight. They work. They're cheap. Is that not what a five-star rating is about?

Very good price, very effective

Greetings, If you look at most of the music vendor stores, this item goes for close to 100 dollars a pair and up. They dress them up a little more, put some felt on them to make them a little prettier, but pretty doesn't get the job done. These are two pieces of plain very dense foam. You can arrange these pieces in three ways with respect to you monitors. They'll angle upward, downward, or lay flat just like their costlier counterparts. These are neutral in color, and most importantly they work. For the money, I would buy these again and again. I've been doing this for over 4 decades, and I know a good product when I see it.

Maybe they are three times better, but for my purposes

Seems to do the job. I don't have the equipment to make a scientific comparison between "with the pads" and "without", but by simply placing my hand on top of one speaker with the pads and one speaker without, I'd estimate, at a minimum, a 50% drop in vibrations. It seems obvious these pads would improve the sound of the speaker by reducing surface resonances that float off into the room and well as ones that would cycle back into the speaker box... In fact, I noticed a difference with and without the pads between a speaker placed over a part of the desk with a drawer below it and one with open space. The difference wasn't drastic, but enough to know the surface, as well as things below it, was affecting the sound, some surfaces more than others. I can't compare these to the "fancy brand " pads that cost over 3 times as much. Maybe they are three times better, but for my purposes, these are sufficient. and I'm not inclined to spend that much to find out. If I had the top-of-the-lilne audiophile equipment, an investment in the fancy brand might be worth it, but at that price point I'd more likely find a way to make my own..

Great Product - Works as advertised and most importantly helped me monitor more accurately in the studio

This sound isolation pad simply works. It came in a simple packaging but when I took it out, I could immediately feel the solidness of the foam. It was said to be able to hold its shape, up to 22 pounds, which is around 10KGs. I even tried my 6-inch Samson Resolv studio monitors (which are a little bigger) and the isolation pads withhold its shape with no problems. There is no branding on the front, which is fine for me. Though I know some fanboys, would enjoy having a renowned brand printed on the front of their isolation pads. So if you are one of them, maybe this isn't for you. The isolation pads come designed with multiple configurations, should you want to angle your speakers. But as a recording studio owner and music producer with 10+ years of experience, I recommend you leave the isolation pads as it is - without angling your speakers, for the most accurate sound reproduction. Most importantly, I could immediately hear a clearer sound reproduction from my studio monitors - with the resonance that is being sent down to the desk absorbed by the pads.

They do what they are supposed to do

I bought the pads to isolate my new Elac Debut 2.0 speakers from their 24" speaker stands. The pads seem well made and my speakers only overhang the pad by a fraction of an inch. I knew when I ordered them that the speakers measured slightly more than the pads so this was no surprise and causes no problems at all. I like the way that they are designed to angle the speakers up or down. It's a very clever design. I believe that the sound from the Elacs is even better than before. I'm comfortable that the stands are not resonating with the small amount of resonance that the enclosure generated. The isolation pads do what they are supposed to do. The price seems quite reasonable. As a fine bonus, they were literally delivered the day after I submitted the order.

Work very well, reduces rattle, enhances lows

This isolation foam works great with my Sonos sub. Previously, even though the sub has horizontally opposed dual woofers, I can notice it rattling my apartment floors. I decided to order these after a noise complaint. I am happy to say that now the rattles are gone and I can just hear pure heart warming lows. Only cons is that they don’t fit neatly on my Sonos sub, I really had to use both and arrange them in a T to make it look borderline acceptable. But then, these are not really meant to fit a Sonos sub. Highly recommended if you like the lows in your ears and hate the rattle.

Happy I didn’t waste money on name brand!

Product works as described. Abosutely delighted with the purchase. Definitely reduced vibration coming down into my Desk. Using 5 inch size with Samson 6.5 Resolve monitors. Resolves only slightly larger than pad - I think it looks nice. Previously used small isolation pads (“feet”) provided with monitors. Realized my monitors didn’t sound as good as I remembered. I suspect the rubber factory pads hardened over time and no longer providing isolation. Tried various angle configurations along with shelf adjustments to find perfect sweet spot alignment. Also noticing much better soundstage and stereo separation now. So glad I didn’t waste money on name brand.

Fantastic deal for a hi-fi speakers accessory!

I'm reviewing this as someone new to high fidelity audio. The acoustic foam was used for a Q-Acoustics BT3 speakers since I don't want to spend a lot of money for a pair of expensive, metal speaker stands. Also, these things are much cheaper than well-established "hi-fi brands". At first, I was skeptical in the effect of an acoustic foam on speaker sound quality. I thought it was more of snake oil remedies typical in high-fidelity audio setups. However, placing the foams on my speakers improved the sound details. I guess it was something about the speaker angle (~30 degrees) and the foam decoupling the speaker from a stand or table's surface. Overall, I'm mightily impressed! I recommend this acoustic foam for high-fidelity audio enthusiasts like me.

Best Auralex equivalent

I'm a studio pro of 25+ years with several hundred commercial releases and quite a bit of related experience with monitoring setups. I was looking for an inexpensive product to decouple an old pair of studio monitors relegated to "bookshelf speaker" status for a small home HT/HIFI setup. I'm sure glad I chose this product. Examining side by side with the Auralex equivalent - which I own for one of my Pro Tools rigs - these are almost identical in terms of foam density. With Auralex MoPads you might get more volume (per cubic inch) of foam, but the price is outlandishly high for dense foam. These pads perform just as well, and at this price, you really can't go wrong. If your monitors have a larger footprint, double up your order. You'll still be money ahead, and supporting a small business. Thanks for a great product, Sound Addicted.

Premium quality without the Premium Tag.

Very Satisfied with these Isolation base-pads, was looking for some decent quality foam pads that would help muffle some bass vibrations and give like inch lift off my desk, also I really wanted the exact base dimensions, or something very similar to it for the pair of my Edifier S1000Db bookshelf speakers, and bought these which were perfect for what I was looking for. The Dimensions advertised were exactly the same in person, as well as the color. The only thing I was concerned about was how well it would hold my heavy bookshelf speakers without the speakers 'Sinking' into the foam. But ended up being just fine. The foam isent the thickest premium quality but does the job acoustically and looks great, without having to spend over $60 for isolation padding. Straight out of the packaging, you can tell they were precisely cut-out into its shape. However which way you place the upper padding, the foam looks flush. If your looking for some decent quality foam pads without having spend that Premium for some High end name brand pad, these pads from Sound Addicted are something to highly consider.

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