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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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Sorry I’m so late to the discussion. I just saw this.

If I were in the same boat, the first thing I would do is go to s store that sells bricks/patio pavers/ blocks and look for the concrete formed, big, patio blocks. They usually have designs on the top, but you should be able to work around that. Or, look for blocks with a nice, flat underside.
These blocks usually come in two sizes. The regular size is about 18”x18”x2” and weigh about 23 lbs. The larger size blocks are 24”x24”x2” and weight about 42 lbs.

Get yourself a pair of those and experiment with the different ideas, If you find an idea that sounds good to you, then you can get fancy and buy some granite. Who knows, you might decide your speakers on top of concrete gives you the sound you desire.

 

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