Stands or feet for Thiel 3.6


I am using Thiel 3.6's with the factory spiked feet on a berber carpet over a 2nd story wood floor. The speakers are still a bit tippy. Does anyone have any experience with any of these options:

1) Sound Anchor stands for Thiel 3.6 ($235/pr)
2) Sistrum stands (SP-004) ($370/pr)
3) Substituting brass feet for factory spiked feet - Audio points by Bright Star, 1.2AP-THLS (these slip into the factory spike holes) ($160 to do all 6 spikes).
4) other products . . . ?

Many thanks for any advice you would have.
gnobber

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Sistrum platforms under my Dunlavy's made a huge difference. I have a friend with Thiel CS3's the Sistrum platforms made such a difference that he decided not to sell these speakers. That was two years ago. Another friend upgraded his 3.6's by replacing the factory steel points with the brass Audiopoints. He was very pleased by the gain in clarity and improvements of bass pitch and speed.
Took my pair of my Sistrum Sp004's to my friends house who has Thiel 3.6's. He is currently using the Audiopoints. The Sp004's under his 3.6's made a very noticeable improvement in all areas. We had to use the apcd disc between the top points and the wood bottom of the speaker. The discs gave that little bit of extra clearance we needed. I use the dics between wood surfaces anyway, I think it sounds better. They are very stable. Especially if you place the platform on the floor and stand on it . This weight pushes the points thru the carpet and into the surface below. Caution do not stand on the points!
Gnobber,Yes the discs take up space.The 3 points are adjustable over a 3in. slotted cutout on the actual platform.This adjustment range gives you enough latitude to place the points and consquently the discs for optimum coupling and stability. Remember to push platform down into the carpet first then use blue tape to attach the discs to the points.Place the blue tape in a manner so it can be removed after the speaker is in place or is in a position that it will not interfere with the coupling of the point tip and dimple of the disc. I use bluetape because it is easy to see and easy to remove..This process is only necessary because the skirt limits ease of access. A friend needs to help in these steps. After a couple of days the brass materials seem to meld and almost bond under pressure of their new home, again becoming even more stable. Well worth the time..Tom