Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal?


I have a tough decision. I have speakers with built-in casters and move around quite easily. But I’m thinking about buying new speakers that have spikes and discs and weigh 120 pounds each.

Has anybody figured out a way to make life easier should you want to move a speaker around your home or even a couple feet from where they currently are?

 

emergingsoul

@big_greg

Agreed. It's very obvious, and I said it earlier in the thread.

Forget sliders if you are moving speakers around the house....Get a 2 wheel dolly on Amazon. Much easier. I never like "sliding 120 lbs. around the house."

Unscrew one of the spikes and take it to a big box hardware store. Go to the fastener section and gently try the spike's threads in the thread sizer until it goes in smoothly. Record the size and search for a caster with matching threads. Verify the load rating of the four casters to support the weight of your speaker.

No drilling. No foolish sliders. 

I fitted commercial casters to my 400 lb + per speakers to position them and after marking the floor with tape, I left the casters on in case I ever wanted to change position.  I never have and I doubt that being on casters rather than spikes affects the sound.  

I wouldn’t put casters on speakers any more than I’d  put spikes on a moving crate especially when there are products like Herbies Gliders built for the purpose, but that’s me.