Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Are the feet included with M80s necessary?

hi,

i know, it sounds like a funny post, but.....

there are some manufacturers that insist on installing the feet on their speakers. they (and their users) claim that it is necessary to achieve the designed sound.

currently, my M80s stand on a rather thick, short pile. adding feet would only impress 4 holes into the carpet semi-permanently. the older speakers - not having feet - left a minimal impression on the carpet that some vacuuming took care of. i won't put the feet on the M80s for the same reason.... unless someone knows otherwise.

i don't mean to start some major controversy here - just curious about this particular case.

Cheers,

Elden

Hi,

I could not notice a sonic difference with or without the feet. I too have mine on short pile carpet.

Personally, I think the feet that Axiom supplies look a bit funny, but I wanted to raise my M60s up a bit, so I got a pair from a door-to-door salesman. Or Jehovah's Witness I guess they like to be called....

There have been many posts on this subject. Alan, has said time and time again that the spikes, rubber feet, etc. provide no sonic benefit. The Spikes assist in stabilizing the speakers with Carpet, and the rubber feet do not ruin wood floors.

Mark, I hereby nominate you for the "Photo of the Year" award.

Hilarious, Mark!

Regards,

Good one, Mark. Although you should have used Ray's feet with the pretty toenails.

I allow for the possibility that raising the height of the tweeters by using the (~1"?) spikes *could* affect the sound depending upon room interactions. I'm not asserting that you, me or anybody else would necessarily be able to discern the difference or that it would be preferable; I'm just saying I think it's possible.

I think you have given speaker toe-in, and toe-out, a whole new meaning!

LOL!!