Sound Anchor stands/B&W 802N/tweeter height

I fail to see a reason why a 154 lb floorstanding speaker would require a stand. Raising the speaker almost 5 inches would make the tweeter too high. I've used the factory spikes on mine and feel that small rise is even too much. They are sited on their ball bearing feet for now.

I am huge Bob Warzalla fan (Sound Anchors) and they were required equipment with old 801/802 as well as Nautilus up to 803 series (I sold B&W for 6 years through Nautilus roll out).But Rhljazz might have point.Newer 802/801's need them less.Yet extra mas under speakers never hurts with wood floors.I might try paving stones first to minimize rise as rule of thumbs you want tweeter directly on axis with your ears as I am sure you know.Will a local dealer give you trial???
Cheers
Chazz

I owned 802s for 5 years. When I first got them I always felt they wanted to sit up a little higher. Call it intuition. I had some Sound anchor stands made which raised them about 2-3 inches. The tweeter didn't change much but the lower end tightened up, and the overall sound became smoother and more refined. I can't tell you why this happened. In my room they were about 24" from the rear wall and the floors were maple with a large area rug. I'd suggest you try it, but I think those stands were about $500.

Solda, have you tried the factory spikes? You might prefer that setup. It has its plus and minus points.