What should I use between spikes and wood floor?


My new (mostly used) system is almost complete. I was lucky enough to find a pair of Osiris stands for my new Green Mountain Europas, but I need advice regarding the spikes which came with the stands. Are there any products which work particularly well protecting the hardwood floor without hurting the sonics?

Thanks in advance!

Tony
whipsaw
Don't use spikes. Go to office depot and buy a sheet of cork and cut 8 small squares together, glue them so there are four and put them under each corder. Cork is used in soundproofing rooms and is mostly air. Another alternative is felt pads. Or both.
Try Herbie's Audio Lab "combat boots" depending upon weight of the speaker. Find the website under Audiogon Mfg list. Terrific products!

Jack
I use the Audiopoints and coupling discs that WarrenH suggested. They work really well and they're fairly cheap. Looking at your system pictures, you may benefit from the Audiopoints under all of your components too. I know that I did. I just purchased their Sistrum SP-6 stand, which is even better, if you ever want to change things up a little.

The coupling discs are $6.99 a piece at www.audiopoints.com, so basically $56.00 and you're all set.
Er, don't use pennies. Tried that with a pair of ProAc RS2s and Target RS4 sand-filled stands. The spikes punched through the pennies and still marred the floor...