Footers under new speakers


Hi , I’m seeking advice regarding footers and/or platforms under my speakers. I purchased Tekton Double Impact’s and have heavy shag carpet and padding over a cement slab floor. House is 35 years old, cement is thick and well cured. I’m from that old mindset of spikes into cement and I am looking for an improvement. I’ve looked online at Gaia footers and Herbie's Studded Giant Gliders. I emailed Herbie’s and specifically inquired about the studded gliders alone on the DI’s over carpet. I asked about stability and was told the speakers were “ heavy enough “. Unfortunately I just set up the DI’s temporarily to get a little break in time. They are without any footers upright on my carpet. At 115 lbs the speaker does about zero to compress the carpet. I understand weight Vs footprint is abysmal but they won’t even stand straight. I’ll probably put the spikes on for a bit until I formulate a plan. But my first concern is that Herbie’s gliders alone are not enough and due to the minimum cost of the speakers I am struggling with purchasing Gaia’s footers and footer spikes. The seismic stands look exceptional, but I’m trying to be frugal. So I’m looking for suggestions like, gliders or dots with or without spikes on wood / stone plinths spiked to the floor. My goal is to try some sort decoupling (Gliders / Springs / Dots) AND eliminate the need of having to rely on the carpet being compressed. And yes I have cheap speakers and seek a cheap solution, so I get that limitation. Unfortunately I can’t afford Tannoy’s or Fynes to compliment my 180 watt tube mono blocs for at least a year. Cheers , Mike B. 

buellrider97

@buellrider97 Thank you.  That's good information.  I'll report back with any feedback that I get from Townshend.

Yeah, I've had the sls883 name for a long time.  My first Harley was an 883.  Within months, I went to a 1200 Custom.  Then a Deuce.  I had a numbered paint set on it and cool wheels.  Wish I still had it.  Then a Road King, then Road King Custom.  Riding where I lived in Nebraska was not much fun (flat cornfields), so I eventually sold them. 

I´d try Stack Audio AUVA 50´s. Much better than GAIA etc in my opinion. And you can use them with the provided spikes or without. In my system they made a HUGe improvement. 😀 

@buellrider97 A guy named John Hannant replied through Agon messaging which seems a little weird.  I reached out through their website and not through Agon.  He sent a link to their items on Agon.  No product recommendation although I gave him the specs on my speakers and requested a recommendation. 

I agree with the above posters who suggested use spikes and make sure they make contact directly with the concrete slab so that your speakers will have zero movement. 

That is exactly what I did decades ago when I was dealing with a carpeted floor.

Made a huge difference in clarity, imaging and soundstage.