How important are spikes?


I use rubber footings. How do spikes improve sound vs rubber feet?

Never saw need to put spikes on a rack that has components/amp.  Need wheels on a rack for access, mobility.
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Showing 3 responses by mitch2

Interesting thread in that you first asked the question almost three years ago and based on your post today it seems you maybe tried some stuff and came to your own conclusions since first posting.

Related to your comment about "cushions under the feet of your subwoofers...and speakers...to avoid vibrating things in your room indirectly through the floor", some here believe springs and/or elastomeric materials do a good job of that. I have had good luck with springs, Herbie’s products, and with these elastomer footers (for a lot less money than the other options) that can be sized for anything from large/heavy speakers or subwoofers to electronics and peripherals.

Many solutions can work well for equipment support, isolation, damping, and other audiophile purposes.  Just because a manufacturer shines it up, packages it, and sells it for a lot of money doesn't make it inherently better.

@ditusa 

Interesting article that consolidates a bunch of stuff I have read before, except I didn’t previously know that spikes were created to prevent speaker cabinets from dancing!

I would like to see Mr. Varney debate Robert from Live-Vibe, the Audio Point guy, that would be fun.