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Spikes on tower speakers

This is my first post here, just getting involved in the earlier stages of serious stuff. I recently bought a pair of Piega p4L MKll speakers. They sound great, at least according to my perhaps unsophisticated ears.

My question/problem: The speakers have spikes on them that cannot be removed because the previous owner glued them to the base. Becaue of the spikes, the speakers are very unstable on the carpet in my listening room. I need something that the spikes will go into so that the speaker towers will be more stable. So far, neither plywood nor small metal speaker spike pads have worked. Am now considering carbon speaker spike pads and hockey pucks to get the spikes into and then a bigger base, such as wood or even granite/marble.

I would greatly appreciate any suggestions that would solve this problem.

phil59

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barts
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How much do these Piega p4L MKll weigh that they don't go through the carpet!

Anyway you stated you're not worried about the rug or the floor.  GOOD!

Get the speakers placed exactly where you want them.

Get some cardboard (two pizza box tops would be perfect) cut the box tops in half.

First speaker...lean it back and put the a piece of cardboard under the front, stand the speaker back upright.  Repeat with rear of speaker.  Tape the  cardboard to the carpet.  Lean the speaker back again and using the holes in the cardboard as guides get a sturdy awl and hammer and pound the awl through holes. Do the back of the speaker.  Repeat leaning procedure to get the cardboard out.

Rinse, repeat on second speaker with the new cardboard.

A two person job.  You're welcome.

Regards,

barts

 

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barts
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My speakers are Hartley Reference, yes the one with the 24" woofers (each powered by ARC SS amps running as mono blocks in a tri-amp system).

They weigh about 300 lbs each.  I use teflon footers that are about 1.25" in diameter so that I can move them without tearing up the new heavy duty vinyl plank flooring over concrete.

As an experiment I balanced a nickel on edge on each speaker.  Actually I thought that they wouldn't last one listening session.  Well to my delight and amazement they remained exactly where I put them for over a month.  Okay enough already, I got tired of looking at them.

Just one guys experience, couple...decouple...whatever sounds best to you.

Regards,

barts 

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