Speaker Stands: to spike or not to spike..

Seems to be a few threads here on this general topic. I, too, am interested in experiences of others. I have a pair of PSB Stratus Goldi (floorstanders). I can tell you that I have a very common carpet and padding over a joist and plywood floor. As typical in California, there is no basement beneath but, rather, a crawl space. When I first brought the speakers home, I was anxious to give a quick listen and hooked em right up without spikes. They sounded good, but a wee disappointing with a "muddy" bass. Plus, I could feel the flooring vibrate beneath my feet, 20 feet away from the speakers. I installed the spikes and the improvement was striking. No floor vibration and a much tighter and accurate bass response. The addition of the spikes was CLEARLY benefical, so I know elevating them off the flooring is a must. Now I am experimenting to find the best height for the spikes and wonder whether adding cones, or the like, would provide even more benefit. good luck

You should get special cone-shape disks from Michell that you can place under spikes.

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A good audiopoint on carpet works great. I also use audiopoints that sit on a coupling disk on my hard wood floor. The more important question is will the sound system sound better in the carpeted room, or the room with a hardwood floor. Do you have an option? I have been using audiopoints, and some of their other products very successfully for many years. Good luck!