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Rubber feet or spikes
#267094 07/25/09 12:46 AM
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Has anybody heard any sound difference? Are spikes better for hardwood floors? I could try this myself but save some time if someone got info. I have m80s on carpet with rubber feet.

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moose #267096 07/25/09 01:14 AM
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Unless you have a peculiar situation with some vibration, the feet are there especially for stability and will not deteriorate the sound. The spikes are used with carpet and the rubber feet with hardwood floors.


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EFalardeau #267104 07/25/09 02:15 AM
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Spikes are intended to give speakers a firm footing on carpet by penetrating through to the subfloor. If you have hardwood, use the rubber feet. The spikes would damage leave small holes in your floor.

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moose #267127 07/25/09 07:45 AM
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I prefer 6" heels myself. Oh, you're talking about speakers.


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fredk #267130 07/25/09 11:03 AM
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Now THERE's a product someone needs to develop to fill a niche: Stiletto Heel Speaker Feet for those with a fetish for feet / shoes AND a preference for fine sound....


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MarkSJohnson #267140 07/25/09 01:31 PM
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Use the 6" ones for the highs.


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Adrian #267147 07/25/09 05:08 PM
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Stilettos just don't last long on anyone around me


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Ya_basta #267196 07/26/09 02:10 PM
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I'll have to remember that if you ever invite me over to party.


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fredk #267203 07/26/09 05:54 PM
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Call it the Jedi mind trick, but I found spikes made more tactile bass. So much so, that I used spikes with metal disks on my hardwood floors to keep that mechanical link to the ground that the rubber seeks to limit, without damaging the floor. could be crazy, but I like the spikes.


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Zimm #267225 07/26/09 10:38 PM
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There has to be something to isolating the speaker from what it is sitting on. After I got the Auralux MoPADs and put them under my center channel, I re-ran the auto-setup of my receiver and it detected it as a Large speaker instead of Small. So it seems that it was producing more measurable bass.


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