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Leveling spikes for speakers

Lucky me. Nice floor standing speakers sitting on wall-to-wall carpet laid over a concrete foundation. Nice heavy duty brass spikes came stock on the speakers, so everything should be nice and solid. Right?

Well, except that who ever built this place apparently didn't know how to finish the bloody cement! The slightest move in any direction means pulling the bubble level out and re-leveling the speakers. Actually, it's not so bad since the speakers are where I want them.

Except for one thing. The stock spikes are designed with a level floor in mind. Unscrewing them to level the speakers introduces enough slop that they wobble around which is counter productive. Does anyone know where I can get good quality adjustable height speaker spikes or cones?

Oh, the speakers are Hales Revelation Threes and take four spikes per speaker.
fpeel
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
Frank & GThrush your solution is already available. May Audio Marketing sells nice boxed sets of BBC cones/spikes (whatever you want to call them) that have adjustable threads with integral knurled jam-nuts. They are gold plated brass & are available in different sizes, from fairly small to quite large, & they do not cost a fortune. After you adjust the spike thread downward until the spike firmly contacts the floor, you spin the thin knurled jam-nut tightly agaist the upper mount section of the BBC cone. It makes a very stable mount. The knurled edge of the jam-nut is very accessible & easy to tighten with only finger pressure. These boxed sets also come with gold plated brass pucks, can be used for floor protection or even to take up some additional space if the thread isn't quite long enough. Talk about versatile! I don't know if May Audio still sells the BBC line, but if not then try Holm Audio who used to handle the line back in '99 as well. Both links are provided below. If that fails then contact me via email & I'll try to look up the manufacturer directly from my sets' packaging.

http://207.21.251.91/mayaudio/home.asp
May Audio Marketing
10524 Lexington Drive
Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37932
423-966-8844

http://www.holmaudio.com
2050 West 75th Street
Woodridge, IL 60517
Phone: (630) 663-1298
Email: info@holmaudio.com
fpeel OP
455 posts
 
Thanks, Bob. Didn't see anything on those sites about BBC's products, but did find that Polycrystal has three sizes of cones that appear to come with adjusters.
dogpile
118 posts
 
Check the Martin Logan web site. They sell adjustable screw-in locking spikes for their heavy-weight speakers. Might just work for you.
chucker
9 posts
 
I'm a contractor. Pull up the carpet. Use a leveling agent. Float it and feather it out. Put down the carpet. Place speakers wherever you want. chuck
fpeel OP
455 posts
 
Chuck, if I owned this place that would probably be the best solution. Especially since the carpet is getting close to needing replacment, too. Unfortunately, I am a renter, so that ain't gonna happen.

Dogpile, ML's are noted.
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