Spikes versus wall coupling


I have a Polk SRS-SDA 2.3 speakers. They are 185 lbs each and currently sit on thier furniture glides on a maple floor, over subfloor, over trusses. No carpet. They have a passive radiator for lowest base at the bottom of the cabinet, and I roll to a subwoofer at 60HZ. I like to move them occasionally so have been reluctant to use spikes.

My question is what am I really missing sound wise? And would wall coupling do as well as spikes. I can put them on some marble slabs,as another alternative, or remove the glides and have the bottom fully sit on the floor, o rthe marble. I do not have a turntable. Or should I spike them despite the hassle?
gammajo

Showing 1 response by rushton

My experience is different. Every speaker I've ever lived with sounded materially better when firmly coupled to a solid floor, including suspended wooden floors which is all I've ever had in my listening rooms. The most common difference I hear is increased definition and articulation in the mid-bass through lower midrange.

Most recently, I was suprise by the improvement in my Eidolons when I replaced the stock spikes with Walker Audio Valid Points. Given the mass of the Eidolons and given that they were already spiked, I wasn't expected a difference: but the difference was very material.

The key point is that all systems and floors are different; you'll never really know what you may be missing until you try it and then listen for yourself.
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