Should I use Audiopoints under Aerial 10T spikes on hardwood floor?


Hi, I have a pair of Aerial 10T speakers placed on a hardwood floor. I am considering using factory spikes to improve bass clarity, but I’m worried about damaging my floor. Should I get Audiopoints?  Which material and size? Or something else?  Or would that defeat the purpose of the spikes?  
Thank you!

sonicdavide

Showing 1 response by richardbrand

In my opinion, the main reason for using spikes on any floor is to stop the speaker cabinet moving back when a dynamic driver moves forward, and vice versa.  It is Isaac Newton's law of action and reaction.  For this reason, IsoAcoustics makes isolation devices specifically for speakers.  These are more rigid in the fore-and-aft direction than sideways, when compared with the pucks they make for other components.  I mention this as a design philosophy, not a specific recommendation.

With big speakers like yours, any solid metal disk under a spike will be very effectively clamped by gravity!  Another of Newton's Laws ....