Any experience with Yeil "Spike Sound Will" feet?



Has anybody out there tried these in their system and to what effect? I currently use a SAP Relaxa 1 under my transport which I like and these feet operate on a similar basis ie. opposing magnets to 'levitate' components. I am considering a set to go under my SAC Glowmaster KT88 power amp and another to float my Audio Experience A2 SE. They would appear to be better value for money than the SAP Relaxa feet/platforms and similar devices from Clearaudio, Yamamoto etc. if they do the trick?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
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Spikes are used by severly disordered teenagers to mutilate themselves. Audio addicts call them carpet piercing pointed footers for use with speakers or if used for supporting a component they are called cones or cone footers.By themselves they are relatively inert . When vibrated they have a resonance frequency. The idea is to direct the vibration energy to a specific spot the the spike provides it then travels in one direction only. That would be away from the audio gear they are attached to or supporting into the flor or other platform where it will disperse.
Newton said this is not the way things work but I sure do like them myself. They are appealing aesthetically.
Sonically the only tweak that made a true difference for me so far and I am a beginner in this area oif isolation or coupling or both, was to rest my very resonant preamp on a closed cell viscoelastic non composite foam. this being a non truth because the foam rested on a slab of thick butcher block edge grained supported itself from another such platform by neoprene rubber and cork composite sandwiches termed isolation blocks. The whole shooting match was left on a very low resonant and unresponsive concrete floor not painted or polished so reflection is not a major issue.
The sound was now much less echogenic and the repercusive "grunge" was removed or you might say deadened by this contraption. It thereby allows the music to sound clearer and better focused while still miraculously retaining enough reactivity to yield the pleasant harmonics that are deservedly sought after.
Its a fine line between too much and not enough . In fact there is a childrens tale about some bear family etc. Ultimately again moderation is the key.
In your case if you are using thin top heavy speakers and your spikes are tall without the use of outrigging support, the speaker will some day get bumped into and the Kit and Kaboodle will tumble in the direction Newton would have predicted it would, gravity will guide the speaker floorward. No I don't use that brand but do have a WAF system with carpet piercing shrply tapered cones but have helped to avoid a messy decent tweeter forward by filling the secret ballast compartment with very small entirely steel encasulated lead balls.The compartment has stayed closed for about 7 years with no leakage. It is safe to assume that the kead contained in the steel speres will not penetrate the walls of the wall that surrounds them. I have found some copper coated steel spheres to draw off EMI and RFI. I had intended them for the Sanbox I paid timbernation to make for me months and months ago. I am still waiting!
Spikes are used by severly disordered teenagers to mutilate themselves.
Audio addicts call them carpet piercing pointed footers. Generally for use with speakers and for supporting a component. In this context they are called cones or cone footers. The idea is to direct the vibration energy that your gear generates as both music and internal energy shifting to a specific spot that is provided by the "spike". The vibration travels through the cone one way. That direction would be away from the audio gear they are attached to or are supporting until they terminate into a floor or other platform where it will quietly disperse over a very large area.
Newton said this is not the way things really work. Even though I agree with Sir Isaac but I sure do like them.. They are very cool looking and rather appealing aesthetically.
Sonically, I can't be certain if they work at all but in combination they seem to . see later.
The best islation dampening tweak that I know made a true difference for me. Was to rest my very resonant preamp on a closed cell viscoelastic non composite foam. That is a small inaccuracy in fact it is a composite because the foam rests on a slab of thick butcher block -edge grained. That shelf is supported itself from another identical platform by neoprene rubber and cork composite sandwiches termed isolation blocks. The whole shooting match is on a very low resonance and unresponsive concrete floor. It is not painted or polished so reflection is not an issue.
The sound was now much less echogenic and the repercussive vibratory "grunge" hash and other sonic atrocities were removed or you might say at least dampened if not deadened by this contraption. It thereby allows the music to sound clearer and better focused while still miraculously retaining enough reactivity to yield the pleasant harmonics that are deservedly sought after.
It's a fine line between too much and not enough . In fact there is a childrens tale about some bear family etc. Tread carefully on this thin line. Ultimately again moderation is the key.
In your case if you are using thin top heavy speakers, and your spikes are tall, without the use of outrigging support, the speaker will some day get bumped into and the whole Kit and Kaboodle will tumble in the direction Newton predicted it would, Gravity will guide the speaker floorward. No I don't use that brand of spike but do have a WAF system with speakers of that ilk with carpet piercing shrply tapered cones. WSo far no falls. We have helped to avoid a messy decent tweeter forward by partly filling the secret ballast compartment with very small entirely steel encasulated lead balls.The compartment has stayed closed for about 7 years with no leakage. It is safe to assume that the lead contained in the steel spheres will not penetrate its surround.
I have found some copper coated steel spheres recently to draw off EMI and RFI. I had intended them for the Sandbox I paid TIMBERNATION to make for me months and months ago. I am still waiting!
The Yeil products are also marketed as LSU No Spikes if that helps broaden the net...
I read the review on these pieces and was wondering would they actually work on speakers ? I currently use 3 Audio points per speaker that are not screwed into the speakers themselves that go through carpeting into a concete floor...would be interested on how much would a set cost for 75lbs speakers and would they be stable enough to be used on berber carpeting ????