Spikes
TrashyTrucker
Posts: 225
Hey all,
Grant at mye sound reccomends I use these
http://www.myesound.com/Points_n_pads.html
The big ones on the right, the are 1/2" threads. However as you may already know I will have to drill out the holes for the old inserts.
My 3.1's are smaller than the 1.2's and 2.3's what did you guys use? Mine weigh in at 101lbs. each.
If I do need these bigger spikes:
1)how is the stock inserts held in place?
2)will i have any trouble finding a much larger insert which will allow smaller thread size back down to 1/4" if I choose later to put the old feet back on again?
3)do I have to seal the new inserts with glue, silicone etc.?
Grant has me convinced the 1/4" WILL break off if I tilted the speakers or tried to move them putting stress on one or two feet at a time.
Thanks for looking,
Matt
Grant at mye sound reccomends I use these
http://www.myesound.com/Points_n_pads.html
The big ones on the right, the are 1/2" threads. However as you may already know I will have to drill out the holes for the old inserts.
My 3.1's are smaller than the 1.2's and 2.3's what did you guys use? Mine weigh in at 101lbs. each.
If I do need these bigger spikes:
1)how is the stock inserts held in place?
2)will i have any trouble finding a much larger insert which will allow smaller thread size back down to 1/4" if I choose later to put the old feet back on again?
3)do I have to seal the new inserts with glue, silicone etc.?
Grant has me convinced the 1/4" WILL break off if I tilted the speakers or tried to move them putting stress on one or two feet at a time.
Thanks for looking,
Matt
Integra DTR 50.2 used as a preamp
Rotel RCD 1520 cdp
AudioQuest Jaguar 72v dbs ic's
AudioQuest type 8 wire
biamped to:
2-Hafler 9500 trans nova's
AudioQuest NRG-3 power cable's
dedicated AC line for
Tesla Plex 20a duplex receptacle
Panamax Max 7500 pro surge/line conditioner
SDA SRS 3.1 TL's modded...
spikes, rdo's, rings, dynamat, sonicaps, mills & aeon
Panasonic Viera G20 50" plasma
...SDA's are just like candy for your ears...
Rotel RCD 1520 cdp
AudioQuest Jaguar 72v dbs ic's
AudioQuest type 8 wire
biamped to:
2-Hafler 9500 trans nova's
AudioQuest NRG-3 power cable's
dedicated AC line for
Tesla Plex 20a duplex receptacle
Panamax Max 7500 pro surge/line conditioner
SDA SRS 3.1 TL's modded...
spikes, rdo's, rings, dynamat, sonicaps, mills & aeon
Panasonic Viera G20 50" plasma
...SDA's are just like candy for your ears...
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Show us pics of the underneath of your speakers?
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TrashyTrucker wrote: »Hey all,
Grant at mye sound reccomends I use these
http://www.myesound.com/Points_n_pads.html
The big ones on the right, the are 1/2" threads. However as you may already know I will have to drill out the holes for the old inserts.
My 3.1's are smaller than the 1.2's and 2.3's what did you guys use? Mine weigh in at 101lbs. each.
If I do need these bigger spikes:
1)how is the stock inserts held in place?
2)will i have any trouble finding a much larger insert which will allow smaller thread size back down to 1/4" if I choose later to put the old feet back on again?
3)do I have to seal the new inserts with glue, silicone etc.?
Grant has me convinced the 1/4" WILL break off if I tilted the speakers or tried to move them putting stress on one or two feet at a time.
Thanks for looking,
Matt
Grant has been doing this for a long time. If he says the smaller ones will break, I would trust him. 1/4" thread is not very strong, especially when made of brass and 100lbs is quite a lot when you put all that on one or two small areas of stress.For rig details, see my profile. Nothing here anymore... -
I've broken 1/4" spikes with similar sized speakers before, his advice is sound."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
