What do you use Under your tower speakers?

TouchOfEvil
TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
edited April 2010 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I was looking around thinking about maybe getting some granite or just keep it simple and get some maple to place my speakers on.
Anybody else do this? Did you get noticeable results?
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  • Conradicles
    Conradicles Posts: 6,092
    edited April 2010
    Spikes.
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited April 2010
    I have 3-1/4" thick maple laminated blocks spiked to a concrete floor and SDA 2B's spiked to the maple blocks. I tried similar sized but heavier 2" thick blue stone spiked in the same manner but I prefered the maple.

    YMMV

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited April 2010
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    I have 3-1/4" thick maple laminated blocks spiked to a concrete floor and SDA 2B's spiked to the maple blocks. I tried similar sized but heavier 2" thick blue stone spiked in the same manner but I prefered the maple.

    YMMV

    Scott

    Been thinking about doing something similar to this with the maple. How much difference did you get? What spikes are you using if you don't mind me asking?
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
    Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited April 2010
    I like spikes for my carpet but Ive heard people using dimes under there spikes for hardwood floors . I could never imagine putting big chunks of wood under my speakers

    Putting wood under speakers is like putting a baggy sweatshirt on a chick with a huge rack
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited April 2010
    spikes...my house has a crawl space, Im wondering if wood blocks would isolate them a bit more?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    Here you go Bro, the best brass spikes out there, plus if you have hardwood floors Grant also has brass pads to place under the spikes to protect the floor. It's all in this link;

    https://myesound.com/Points_n_pads.html

    Several people here use them as well as me with great results.
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited April 2010
    Spikes.
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2010
    Mye spikes and pads 'neath my 1C's (hardwood floors)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    Mye spikes and pads 'neath my 1C's (hardwood floors)

    George, I've heard that the pads under the spikes take a little off the tightness of the bass. Have you done an A/B with and without the pads?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2010
    Spikes.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited April 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Here you go Bro, the best brass spikes out there, plus if you have hardwood floors Grant also has brass pads to place under the spikes to protect the floor. It's all in this link;

    https://myesound.com/Points_n_pads.html

    Several people here use them as well as me with great results.

    Thanks for the link!!!:)
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
    Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited April 2010
    A slab of diamond! In a pinch, ruby might work. I learned this from playing Mortal Kombat.

    Maple sounds like fun but I wonder how the direction of the grain affects resonance.

    You can't go wrong with spikes!
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,792
    edited April 2010
    Live chickens......
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2010
    18" x 18" clay tiles, with the speakers spiked--before my Carbon 7's arrived...
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited April 2010
    steveinaz wrote: »
    18" x 18" clay tiles, with the speakers spiked--before my Carbon 7's arrived...

    why clay?
    Living Room Rig:D
    Rotel RSP-1069/Rotel RMB-1095/Rotel-1072/Polk lsI15's W/modded xoverW/DBsubs/Polk LsiC/lsI7's/Klipsch sub-12"the weak link"/DLP Mitsubishi 65"
    Xbox360/PS3/WII
    M.Br. setup:)
    Emotiva MMC-1/Rotel RMB-1075/Polk BlackStone TL350's/Velodyne SPL1000/Samsung 51" Plasma
    Computer Rig:
    Rotel RB1050/Tannoy DC4's/Klipsch RW-10d/ImodIpod/HK AVR230 for now....
    Headphones-Ultrasone-HFI780's w/LittleDot MK Vamp Portables Panasonic HJE-900's
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited April 2010
    Another vote for myesound points and pads.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    George, I've heard that the pads under the spikes take a little off the tightness of the bass. Have you done an A/B with and without the pads?

    hmmm, no, but I'll try it and report back.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    hmmm, no, but I'll try it and report back.

    Ah, don't bother Bro, it sounds like a lot of trouble to answer a silly question.;)
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Ah, don't bother Bro, it sounds like a lot of trouble to answer a silly question.;)

    he,he,, my wife is comfortably unemployed,, and she has better ears than me,, and you guys seem to listen to her more than me:),, so I'll let her listen,,seriously,, she has an excellent ear.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2010
    Spikes should improve low end and imaging.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited April 2010
    ant thoughts on points vs points and pads?
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    george daniel wrote: »
    he,he,, my wife is comfortably unemployed,, and she has better ears than me,, and you guys seem to listen to her more than me:),, so I'll let her listen,,seriously,, she has an excellent ear.

    . . . and great enthusiasm when it comes to listening to music. Janice was dancing up a storm at Ted's PF, but that rig at the time had that affect on most people. We were just too lazy and mesmerized to join here!!!;)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2010
    TouchOfEvil wrote: »
    why clay?

    Clay, porcelian, doesn't matter.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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