How do you feel about a wheeled dolly permanently under large floorstanding speakers?


I'm building a new room that will be home to the system I'm putting together. I looking at several floor standing speakers that aren't huge by audiophile standards, but too heavy to just grab and move easily, 60-80 lbs each. The room will be multi-use, so one option I'm considering is to move the speakers when required. They would stay in the best position for my solo listening chair, but when we have a group over and are using the game table or pool table, move them toward the wall and turn them for good sound to the overall room. It would also help me a great deal with the WAF for the room. I've been considering the wisdom of putting them on a solid MDF platform, the size of the speaker footprint, with 3 or 4 castors mounted beneath. Probably make a wood skirt to hide the wheels. Then I could roll them off the rug onto the vinyl floor and over to the wall or wherever makes the most sense. I will keep the movement relatively small so I can keep speaker cables only as long as necessary to reach the primary listening position. Do any of you have direct experience with a similar setup and its impact on sound quality?

capnr
You are making a simple problem into a complex one by thinking of a mobile platform. I strongly suggest you do not use a mobile platform, but simply put them on casters. I have used a few speaker systems on casters and they are wonderful for ease of positioning. 

People may insist that spikes are necessary to elicit the best performance. While that may be true, I have not found it to be the case. I have used many speakers that have spikes, and frankly, the speakers that have had casters performed better with casters, largely due to the elevation of the speaker raising the sound stage. In addition, there are literally dozens of potential advancements to systems, and almost never are all of them employed. Imo, spikes are among the least important of the changes that can be made to audio systems. While they can confer a change, it pales in comparison to what is done with power and signal paths. (I am not interested in arguing my advice with anyone here. If you disagree, great, do things your way.) 

A tangential point; most people randomly pick a position for a speaker system. With casters, you can experiment MUCH more with it, and most likely find a far better result. I would never put a big speaker on a separate, mobile stand, as it is far less stable, too. Talk about introducing unwanted vibrations! Casters would be far better in that regard. 

In real world system building you make the changes necessary to live with the system - or else you won't use the system as much, and or have trouble with the spouse. 
I've taken a standard wooden dolly pocked the casters outside the cabinet. The actual cabinet was only raised 2". The base was 1 1/2 thick with 1/2" under, to clear.. I did a couple sets through the years.. An afternoon collecting stuff.... 1 2 X 4 sheet 3/4 mdf a dolly from Harbor Northern, Carr, or Granger.... some screws, wood glue, sandpaper, primer and paint.. To stop it from rolling, just roll two of the casters on a piece of carpet.. Mine were usually a bit heavier, 3-500 lbs..

I also did a 5th wheel set up, two wheels in the back and a single, handle with a single wheel in the front. The handle was easy to remove just tip it back and uncouple, the pin/handle/caster out of the pocket on the front of the base. It won't move and easy to position..

Regards
Why not?  Try it and see.  My Ohm F5 speakers use locking castors.  Great for moving things until locked in and sonically no issue. 
Here is something no one has mentioned. Most high quality speakers require pretty precise positioning. Sometimes even a 1/4" can be the difference between good and great. Are you willing to settle knowing you won't replicate that perfect position every time? I know I'm not.

Oz
You could use herbbie's gliders that spike to the glider and are easy to move.