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Vandersteen 3a sound anchor

I am the proud owner of a used pair of Vandies 3a signatures. I got them for an amazing price at 1000 dollars with music wave ultra xl cables. The only question I have is I have wood floors. The sound anchors that came with them made the speakers unstable on the flooring. I took them off but how am I supposed to use them? I did not see any directions on how to use them in the manual and there did seem any obvious way to set them up properly. A huge thanks for anyone that can help. BTW I would call my local dealer here in Utah, but I had planned on buying a pair of 2ce sigs from him and I feel rather embarrassed for backing out of the deal (I couldn't live with my self if I passed up this deal).
carver52
narrod
1,064 posts
 
They shouldn't be unstable with the spikes. Are you using them? To protect your floor, simply rest each spike on a quarter.

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samhar
1,048 posts
 
The sound anchors are a big factor in your ability to set the 3A's up properly. There are instructions from Vandersteen for setting the proper angle of the speaker to correspond with the height of your ears at the listening position.
carver52 OP
5 posts
 
I have found some pictures and it seems that I am misssing the back spike on the sound anchor. I'l call vandersteen and order the parts
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
Less-likely you'll need to use back spike. Sound Anchors are designed to elevate Vandys front.
bondmanp
1,816 posts
 
Marakanetz is partially correct, however, for proper isolation from the floor, and in cases where proper setup requires less tilt (they can even require a forward tilt at some listening distances and hieghts), you should use the third spike.
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