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Heavy Speakers with Spikes on a Concrete Floor

Looking through the current Mapleshade flyer, the flyer states that speakers sitting on a concrete floor will have boomy bass and treble that is muted.
Their suggestion is to buy their 4” thick Maple with 3” spikes platforms and place them under the speakers.

Now, forget for now the price of these platforms. Is their value to this claim?
If there is a value, I would think that instead of steel spikes, speaker manufactures would make a Maple speaker type footer. Wouldn’t that make more sense?

And secondly, how would I be able to place a 215 lb speaker with large spikes onto this platform?
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jdombrow
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I don't know why you would need a 4" platform and 3" spikes. If you are right on the concrete, find some short cones or spikes with a wide base and place them under your speakers. If you are on carpeting over concrete, you'll need something just long enough to penetrate the carpet and elevate the speakers above the carpet.

However, you may need a spiked platform unless you want to install the spikes in the bottom of your speakers.

If the speakers are too heavy for one person to lift, have two people lift the cabinet while a third puts the platform in position.
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srwooten
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I have a ceramic tile floor and I use carriage bolts, with the convex side to the floor, to great effect. My speakers are VSA SR IV's, at about 140 pounds each. Less than $5 at Home Depot. The bolts that is ;-)
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ozzy OP
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Thanks for the replies. Yes the concrete floor is carpeted but no padding.
I own the Andra 2 speakers. They have some pretty substantial steel spikes that lift the speaker about 3 inches from the floor.
I also have some custom made brass Audio points for them, but I think the spikes that came with them work the best.

Still, I wonder if there is any reason to think that the speakers would sound better on a Maple platform.

Has anyone tried this?
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