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mr_lebowski

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4. Pretty much any floor-standing speaker made in the last 35 years ...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 09:54 PM

Oct 2020

Has screw-holes in the bottom of them into which one can screw spikes.

Here is an example set ...

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000465141638.html

If you use the speakers on carpet, they are meant to penetrate the pile and the pad to reach the floor. They allow you to adjust the 'level' as well. It's a means to both increase stability, and in some cases, improve your sound quality.

If you use the speakers on a hardwood or tile floor, you can then insert the pads between the tip of the spike and the floor.

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Let's say hypothetically, you wanted to buy some carpet spikes for your speakers [View all] mr_lebowski Oct 2020 OP

What'a carpet spike for speakers? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #1

You don't want your speakers to be unsteady, so these spikes set them on a hard surface Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #3

Pretty much any floor-standing speaker made in the last 35 years ... mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #4

By the way, what's three words an audiophile should never say to his wife? mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #6

OK, OK...you guys are hi tech audiophiles! OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #7

There's no driving of screws in the floor ... mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #9

Actually, My most awesome audiophile experience happened in 1976.... OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2020 #10

That's f***ing ROCK AND ROLL right there! mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #16

Wow, that is some insane marketing. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2020 #2

Pretty sure they're trying to say basically they look like shit so if you care how your setup looks mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #5

What, you're not willing to spring for levitating speakers? klook Oct 2020 #8

Has no one said this here? Spikes minimize vibrations going into the floor. Earthshine2 Oct 2020 #11

I have my speakers sitting on 8" cinder blocks on carpet. Hotler Oct 2020 #12

Getting the tweeters to the appropriate (ear) height is KEY! mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #15

If you have a bench grinder, the "rough and crazy" is no problem jmowreader Oct 2020 #13

If I actually cared I'd just spend a few more bucks and buy stainless ones mr_lebowski Oct 2020 #14