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why spikes under speakers???

could you guys educate me about the use or need for spikes under speakers, it seems to me that putting an air pocket under a speaker would be the last thing you want to do, isnt bas about pressure? and if you put a gap of air between speakers and floor arent you losing some of what makes bass work? I am not claiming this to be bad, I simply want to pose my questions about this concept and get educated on why this is a good idea, and when it may not be a good idea...thanks
chadnliz
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
S7horton...Your "simple physics taught in high school" must mean Newton's Law of Action and Reaction forces. But you evidently missed the second class where we learned how to calculate how much motion a force produces.

The suspended speaker motion test was done with a single rope, so it isn't like spikes.

Ttrhp has a good reason.
s7horton
1,077 posts
 
There's a second class????? It's amazing they let engineers graduate without going through the second class!

We can argue all we want, but at the end of the day, my setup sounds better with spikes.
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
S7horton..."Sounds better" is a perfectly good reason. You should not try to explain it further, as this will just get you into trouble.
goinbroke
105 posts
 
The idea that spikes "drain" vibrational energy from anything is quite possibly the most absurd idea I have ever heard. It is not only totally ridiculous, but physically impossible.
s7horton
1,077 posts
 
Get me into trouble? Yes, I could cleary see how posting on an audio related forum could get me into trouble....

It's clear by your response you believe you are much more intelligent on this subject than me, so we'll leave it at that....
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