This is jimbreit but I had to do some changes to my ID and password to gain access again to the forum. Anyway, it looks like I'll logging is as "broadstone" which was my iD in 2005.
I reconsidered my decision about the spikes and realize that I have been ignoring an important part of setting up. This morning I grabbed a speaker at its top and moved it back and forth and am amazed at how easily they rocked and how pronounced the movement is. That HAS to be a problem. I am going to try soft feet first and make them adjustable to compensate for any floor irregularities. I know it's probably not the best way to go about this but these are new floors and I don't want to do to this one what I got in trouble for with the old floor. BTW, we didn't replace the floors because of the spike damage; we had a minor flood in another part of the house which required replacing flooring in 3 rooms.
I reconsidered my decision about the spikes and realize that I have been ignoring an important part of setting up. This morning I grabbed a speaker at its top and moved it back and forth and am amazed at how easily they rocked and how pronounced the movement is. That HAS to be a problem. I am going to try soft feet first and make them adjustable to compensate for any floor irregularities. I know it's probably not the best way to go about this but these are new floors and I don't want to do to this one what I got in trouble for with the old floor. BTW, we didn't replace the floors because of the spike damage; we had a minor flood in another part of the house which required replacing flooring in 3 rooms.