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Should I use Speaker Spike / Isolation Base or Something?

Hello,

Some speakers have 4 sets of pucks (made of thermoplastic) in its bottom.

I think it would work great on hard floor.

But how about carpeted floor? Can I just put this puck foot on the carpet?

Or should I replace it with spike?

Or should I put kind of plate (Isolation Base) between the carpet and the speaker puck?

Or can I just use something like bamboo cutting board (from thin one from Ikea to 4” thick butcher board)?


What would be the best way? :)
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noromance
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Depends. Lots of unknown variables.  You can't go too wrong with spikes through the carpet into the wood floor. Paving slab on the carpet works too, especially with your plastic feet.
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millercarbon
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I've tried a lot of spikes, Cones, different materials. Best by far are Townshend springs. But if you're on a budget you can DIY springs from eBay, or use Nobsound springs from Amazon. Incredibly cheap, they outperform a lot of much more expensive solutions. Also they are adjustable for weight. So if you decide to upgrade to Townshend like I did its easy to move the springs to use under other stuff like turntable, CDP, amp, etc. See threads around here for more info.
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sangbro OP
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The route is not conclusive as I thought. Kind of tricky situation indeed. 
Thank you for the advice. 
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