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Out on the tiles...with speaker spikes.

I've just recently moved into my new house, which is entire tiled. I want to continue using the spikes my speaker and stands have, but don't want to scratch the tile.

I know several companies make little 'feet' to go under the spikes. Does anyone have any experience with these? Which ones seem to be the best as far a keeping the speaker stable, not raising them too much and obviously not damaging the tile??

Thanks for any help you can give me!
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lak
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I have had great success with the Coupling Disk made by Star Sound Technology. I use them on my hardwood floor, on my audio rack (so as not to pit the wood or metal) and on the bottom of some of my equipment.

http://www.audiopoints.com/

http://www.audiopoints.com/apcd2.html

You also might want to see if the company that makes the spikes that you use make a comparable product.
twl
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Use coins under the spikes. Only 25 cents each.
pbb
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Coins are good and almost invisible, use Canadian coins, very well made but way cheaper, each one will actually cost you 0.157349 USD at today's exchange rate. Hockey pucks are good but highly visible. Try it without any spikes, you may not hear a difference and may start a reversal of trends in the audiophile community. From the Canadian mid-fi trenches. Good day.
blueswan
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I have a beautiful black tile floor. I use Walker 1/2 inch discs to protect it. A bit more expensive than the other suggestions, but definitely worth it.
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dweller
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If your room is "on the slab" (concrete) you probably don't need spikes. From what I've read, spikes are best used on floaty, loose (i.e. wooden) floors or to provide acoustic isolation for us apartment "dwellers".
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