speaker stands on wood floors

>What I have now is (don't laugh) 2 long pieces of stick-on felt on the bottom of each speaker...

I didn't laugh, but I sure smiled. I have done the same thing to the bottom of my furniture. The normal room set up is not condusive to listening. The listening set-up is not at all appealing for daily living. I am constantly sliding the couch around on the living room floor. 8-)

>Soft chewey centers?...

Now here I laughed! And thanks for your insights. From your post, it's clear that you are a proponant of coupling and I'm with you on that principle. But it was not clear to me whether you agree that the "spikes on discs on wood floors" approach achieves coupling. Please remember, this type of stuff is new to me. At this point, it would just be nice to get affirmation that my "spikes on discs" approach for speakers isn't out in left field in the first place.

I was assuming that the lead was a part of the particular discs I saw to keep cones from sliding off a harder, flat surface. I suppose it's possible that various disc designs have a centered divots to allow pointy things to rest on them safely? I am not at all familiar with the various discs available themselves (I'm tracking these suggestions, but haven't researched them yet).

Thanks
Don

I second the audiopoints advice - the coupling discs are 6.99 per unit but worth it. But be warned, if you slide the discs on a hardwood floor, they can scratch the finish as well, as I learned...

Don, granted, spiked speakers, even on discs, are a bit of a pain in the ass to move around. It'll be worth the pain, though. Remember, if you decide you want to couple, as Tom said, don't place anything in the path of the resonances. Nothing!--not even blue tak, felt, or the like. Audiopoints.com has plenty of white paper on their website explaining the principles of resonance transference. It's worth the trip; and a phone call. peace, warren

Don, I have found it best to use the Audiopoint APCD discs from Starsound under the points of speakers rather than having the point go directly into the wood. Beause of the shape of the disc, more resonance is captured off the point and transfered over a wider contact area and onto the wood suface. I use these discs on all soft surfaces. This method is the best way to capture and transfer resonance to ground. Tom

Try solid granite, 2 inches thick, cut to the size of your speakers. They did wonders for my Thiel 1.6, and they look good.