Is Spiking Necesarry?

if floor is wood...also some spike protectors slide easily, some do not...

I use little brass disks sold for just this purpose.

The general idea is to minimize the surface area of the speaker cabinet to the floor, AND minimize the movement of the speaker in space. Woofer's exert a lot of energy and may actually move the cabinet as they play.

So, spikes + mass are a good combination. Are they that important vs. say, flat furniture feet? Not sure.

Adding weights to the speaker top is also something to experiment.

If you can't hear the difference though, it's just a fetish. :)

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Almost forgot, IsoAcoustics just started selling isolation feet for speakers, in addition to their usual bases. Worth checking out.

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mine sound noticeably better when I push the spikes through the carpet to make contact with my basement's concrete floor.  i do this with the subwoofer too.  
pain to move around but the sound is better.

on the other hand i was in the vinnie rossie room at AXPONA and he demoed his system with the harbeth's resting on top of the end tables.  
still sounded very good but a little loose / boomy in the bass if you weren't dead center.  

short answer- yes IMHO

Only if your guests are having trouble loosening up.