Heat the spikes with a soldering iron or other source that won't damage the surface of your speakers. You need about 400 deg F to release the glue. It will smoke and smell for just a few seconds when it releases.
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.
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Are the spikes too short so that they can't contact the floor underneath the carpet? If so, you might consider removing them/paying to have them removed and installing/paying to have installed spikes that are long enough to penetrate the carpet and pad. Amazing difference in clarity once the speakers are solid against a solid floor that doesn't allow any movement of the speakers. |
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@phil59 Try the large heavy bamboo cutting boards from Ikea. I paid $20 each and put the spiked tower onto them.
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