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Standmount speakers - alternatives to spikes?

Just curious to know what's out there to replace threaded spikes under the stand (I have floorboards at home).

I've found normal spikes to benefit from a Walker puck underneath but any all-in one alternatives?

Feel free to share your bad experiences too!

Cheers

JB
jbcortes
brf
1,715 posts
 
Why don't you just used floor protector disks or even pennies under the spikes?
nikturner920
144 posts
 
I'm drawing a blank on the name but there is a spike that has floor protector built in. Not attached but it moves with the spike if you pick it up. They advertise in Sterophile...
Oh here, I think this is them
http://www.tnt-audio.com/accessories/superspikes_e.html

I hated having spikes on my speakes on a wood floor, major production to move them.
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stanwal
3,147 posts
 
These work better than pennies. I sell these but tried the pennies myself a month of so ago, the spikes made a hole almost all the way through and would have gone through eventually.

http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/apcd2.html
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Your spikes probably use a standard thread such as 1/4x20. If so, I recommend standard threaded furniture feet which can be found at Lowes. Or, while at Lowes, you could get some hex bolts and affix rubber bumpers/pads to the bottoms.
jbcortes OP
45 posts
 
Thanks for all the answers so far. :)

I might not have been very clear. I'm not trying to protect my floor here (pennies are enough for that) but just to explore solutions that could improve sound, like the Vibrapods mentionned above.

Keep them coming!

JB
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