Has no one said this here? Spikes minimize vibrations going into the floor. (Reply #11)

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Tue Oct 6, 2020, 10:28 PM

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

Spikes minimize the amount of frictional contact with the floor.

Levitating speakers, such as in the post above, would be the best.

Mine are on casters, and it's been good enough.

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16 replies	Author	Time	Post
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

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