Cones, spikes, or vibrapods for heavy sp


Any opinions out there on what to use under a pair of heavy (>110 lb each) speakers? Cones, spikes, or vibrapods, or something else? Read very good things about vibrapods recently, anyone with experience? Have hard wood floors, so prefer not to use spikes. These are full range tower speakers with bass extending below 30 Hz. I think I am leaning towards trying the vibrapods, but there is so much else out there. Your comments, suggestions, and input would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Both of the other postings are solid advice. I use Simply Physics feet under my electrostatics, and the spikes they employ are of stainless steel. The advantage of Simply Physics feet is that they are adjustable to within a few thousands of an inch, so if you have tall speakers and/or a less than level floor, you can still get perfect alignment in your placement (and imaging). I also use the Walker Audio Valid Points and the lead filled brass disks they press into. These are under my amps, preamp, and power supply. Sound Anchor has a new cup for spikes that protect the floor, I have a set, but have not tested them yet. Just as a note, I have never had good results with anything except spikes under any speaker. However, there are a lot of choices out there. It would be nice if you had friends that had some alternate products you could try for a couple of days to see what they do. That way you could hear the difference yourself. Maybe there is an audio group in your city that you could benefit from. My audio group is constantly helping each other with sharing and trying things.