What I did was to first of all screw both the upper and lower adjusters down to as low as they would go. This automatically levels the base, at least if the floor is level.
Then I "walk" the speaker up onto the Podium- first tilt to one side so it is balanced on the two feet or cones on that side. Then tilt it onto just one corner, and rotate the way you want it to go. Tilt back and forth like this until as far as you can go over the Podium.
At this point you have a choice. Either continue to walk it forwards onto the Podium, or switch sides tilt it the other way and walk it backwards to where you want it to go.
If you are on carpet I found it useful to use something round and smooth like a furniture coaster under each foot. This will make sliding around to adjust position a lot easier.
With the speaker on the Podium and the Podium as low as it will go this is the time to move the whole thing to exactly where you want it to be. This is the time to do it because the springs will probably be fully compressed making it relatively easier to slide around. I say relatively because the way they are designed to have full freedom of movement each tower can still move around a little. This makes moving it a little more of a challenge than something like say a solid butcher block or slab of granite. Pay attention to how each foot moves, you will get the hang of it.
Once it is right where you want it then start turning the top adjusters, two at a time as per directions. Be careful, you may need to use the supplied thin wrench to prevent the lower nut turning when adjusting the upper handle.
Most speakers have drivers in the front so the center of gravity is a little forward, so in order for the speaker to be balanced it will not be centered on the Podium but a little further towards the back. But however it winds up you then turn the front two, and then the back pair, one full turn at a time until you notice the whole Podium is up high enough to be moving freely on the springs.
At this point I like to look and check each corner to be sure it is free to move in all directions. What I found worked best was to push sideways on the Podium base a little and let go. If the springs are all free to move the whole platform will oscillate side to side no matter which direction you push, and the speaker will also be free to rock side to side, up and down.
As long as this is what you get then it is high enough. Does not need to be a great deal of movement. In actual use playing music the speaker will not move at all. Not that you can see anyway. All this rocking and rolling is just to be sure the springs are totally free to move.
Once everything is high and free then double-check location, and then finally double-check they are level. This is a lot more nit-picky than the instructions, because I am a total OCD when it comes to speaker placement. OCD is putting it mildly.
Then I "walk" the speaker up onto the Podium- first tilt to one side so it is balanced on the two feet or cones on that side. Then tilt it onto just one corner, and rotate the way you want it to go. Tilt back and forth like this until as far as you can go over the Podium.
At this point you have a choice. Either continue to walk it forwards onto the Podium, or switch sides tilt it the other way and walk it backwards to where you want it to go.
If you are on carpet I found it useful to use something round and smooth like a furniture coaster under each foot. This will make sliding around to adjust position a lot easier.
With the speaker on the Podium and the Podium as low as it will go this is the time to move the whole thing to exactly where you want it to be. This is the time to do it because the springs will probably be fully compressed making it relatively easier to slide around. I say relatively because the way they are designed to have full freedom of movement each tower can still move around a little. This makes moving it a little more of a challenge than something like say a solid butcher block or slab of granite. Pay attention to how each foot moves, you will get the hang of it.
Once it is right where you want it then start turning the top adjusters, two at a time as per directions. Be careful, you may need to use the supplied thin wrench to prevent the lower nut turning when adjusting the upper handle.
Most speakers have drivers in the front so the center of gravity is a little forward, so in order for the speaker to be balanced it will not be centered on the Podium but a little further towards the back. But however it winds up you then turn the front two, and then the back pair, one full turn at a time until you notice the whole Podium is up high enough to be moving freely on the springs.
At this point I like to look and check each corner to be sure it is free to move in all directions. What I found worked best was to push sideways on the Podium base a little and let go. If the springs are all free to move the whole platform will oscillate side to side no matter which direction you push, and the speaker will also be free to rock side to side, up and down.
As long as this is what you get then it is high enough. Does not need to be a great deal of movement. In actual use playing music the speaker will not move at all. Not that you can see anyway. All this rocking and rolling is just to be sure the springs are totally free to move.
Once everything is high and free then double-check location, and then finally double-check they are level. This is a lot more nit-picky than the instructions, because I am a total OCD when it comes to speaker placement. OCD is putting it mildly.