Caster Wheels vs. Spikes
Swiveled plastic wheels are working great for me on hardwood. So easy to position depending on where I’m at in the room. I lock the wheels with than pointed out at the corners, give the speaker a little shake to hear the wheels lock and it feels pretty solid if trying to move the speaker. Great way to experiment with the sound/position! And fairly cheap. 20 some bucks for a set of 4 |
Well to complicate matters, besides spikes and caster wheels, there are Isoacoustics Gaia feet. I used Isoacoustics Gaia feet on my Magico A3 pair. Magico provides spikes. They are make A-Pods which are spikes with isolation tech built in. I didn’t want to use spikes for these, because my system is in a dual purpose room and the A3s weigh about 100 lbs each. I was afraid that I might walk by and inadvertently brush against a speaker and knock a spike off its pad. Possible disaster might ensue. So I wanted a more stable footing. I chose the Isoacoustics Gaia 1 feet and I have been please with the stability and the SQ. |
My speakers weigh about 70 pounds apiece, and are on heavy duty Berber carpet. Since I frequently move them from a whole room, straight out listening position, to a toed in home theater listening position, I put smallish heavy duty carpet sliders on the four corners. This makes for an easy move, and the HT position is marked in tape for easy re-positioning. To my tinnitus addled 62 year old ears, no difference in SQ was detected. |
divertiti If you have a suspended floor "decouple" the speakers from it. Otherwise your floor will become a sound board for the speaker. Each ring takes 14kg (70 duro density), you could use three for each speaker, but for 4 you’ll need 3 packs. https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SRM-TECH-SORBOTHANE-ISOLATION-RINGS-HEAVY-DUTY-70-DURO-3-PACK/333149656416?hash=item4d91445560:g:AOAAAOSwA3dYJIMB&frcectupt=true These look OK too https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-LARGE-SORBOTHANE-DISC-CIRCLE-FEET-PAD-2-5x0-5in-64x12mm-SILENT-PC-CASE-AMP-70D/251441886583?epid=1731907846&hash=item3a8b1ab577:g:O04AAOxycmBS70F6 If you have a cement slab floor on ground, then couple, "spike" the speakers into it. Cheers George |
