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Will the placement of casters on speaker stands degrade the performance

I recently purchased a new (used) pair of Magnapan 3.7i's.  They replaced a pair of 1.7's.  when I got the 1.7's I worked for weeks to get them tuned to the room.  At the end of that process, the 1.7's were like magic.  I am now going through the same process with the 3.7i's.  As I am getting older, the 3.7's (with Mye Stands) are much harder to move on my carpet.  My Question - Will placing casters under the stands degrade the sound quality and does anyone know the bolt and thread size for the Mye stands.  I would kindly appreciate knowledge, advice, opinion, etc.
Thanks in advance, js 
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elliottbnewcombjr
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I call it Wide Center, actually it is L/C/R Imaging maintained over a Wider Area.

2 people listening to 2 channel, I alter the toe-in to get this.

3 people on the sofa (or 2 in the corners near their coffee warmers). my DBX Soundfield 100’s are specifically designed for ’Wide L/C/R Imaging’, great for Surround Sound. Center Signal is sent only to the Center Speaker, thus you NEED a dedicated center speaker, especially for dialog. Meanwhile, the Main L/R signals (info not present in the center signal/speaker) create the L/Phantom C/R imaging (good in only the middle, or maintained over a wider area?)

http://www.hifi-classic.net/review/dbx-soundfield-100-135.html
cd318
2,636 posts
 
15 years ago I would have said yes.

Today I would say no. Trying to move a heavy object like a Magnepan 3.7 by sheer movement of the panels is impossible.

Unless they were stood on an a sheet of glass covered in oil maybe.

In fact the wheels could help lower frame resonance so they may even sound better.

Everything else is also a big plus.
jdbsi
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Castors provide the ability to move heavy speakers easily.  I've used both spikes and castors- hard to notice any difference in sound quality.
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millercarbon
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Two ways casters harm sound quality. Main one is vibration control. Whatever the speakers are on has a huge effect on sound quality. Casters are rubber wheels on bearings, with some rake angle thrown in for good measure. None of this is good. All guaranteed to smear transients and lose fine detail. 

Second way is casters swivel around, making accurate speaker placement a lot harder, and leveling all but impossible. The speakers will never sound as good simply because they can never be in exactly the right place. 

I get why someone who has to move big heavy speakers around would be willing to put up with all of that, it is nothing compared to the hernia, ruptured disk or good old back pain you can get wrestling big speakers around. But you ask about sound quality, you get the sound quality answer: Put the casters on a platform, put Podiums on the platform, put the speakers on the Podiums. 
tsushima1
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”Put the casters on a platform, put Podiums on the platform, put the speakers on the Podiums.”

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