Spiked The SDA2Bs - Done Deal

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,564
    edited March 2012
    sheathensemble wrote: »
    there was a reason: The bases on my 1c's were literally falling apart.

    I removed them and put shorter screws into the existing screw holes that held the base on. The spikes are mounted directly onto the speaker box. I got great results.

    What you are describing is the platform at the bottom of your 1C Studio versions, it's actually not the base of the cabinet. If the platforms were falling apart it is because someone didn't treat the speakers well.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,564
    edited March 2012
    michael1947 wrote: »
    Do we need to spike the SDS-SRS also?

    IMO, they would benefit greatly.
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  • sheathensemble
    sheathensemble Posts: 73
    edited March 2012
    F1nut wrote: »
    What you are describing is the platform at the bottom of your 1C Studio versions, it's actually not the base of the cabinet. If the platforms were falling apart it is because someone didn't treat the speakers well.

    Sorry, I meant the platform... and yes I bought them in pretty bad shape.
    Speakers:
    Kinima G1 bookshelfs
    Kinima G3 Towers
    Kinima KC-3 center channel
    Polk SDA 1C's
    Polk Rtia5's (cherry)
    Polk RTI4's
    Blue sky media desk
    Yorkville ysm1p's
    JBL LSR4312sp subwoofer
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2012
    Here's what I did on my SDA2's. These are the spikes from Meniscus Audio - http://meniscusaudio.com/extra-points-p-1292.html

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    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • sheathensemble
    sheathensemble Posts: 73
    edited March 2012
    nadams wrote: »
    Here's what I did on my SDA2's. These are the spikes from Meniscus Audio -]

    Looks good!
    Speakers:
    Kinima G1 bookshelfs
    Kinima G3 Towers
    Kinima KC-3 center channel
    Polk SDA 1C's
    Polk Rtia5's (cherry)
    Polk RTI4's
    Blue sky media desk
    Yorkville ysm1p's
    JBL LSR4312sp subwoofer
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  • michael1947
    michael1947 Posts: 775
    edited March 2012
    Thank you for the "spike" info, will get right to it.
    Main Family Room: Sony 46 LCD, Sony Blue Ray, Sony DVD/VCR combo,Onkyo TXNR 708, Parasound 5250,
    Polk SDS-SRS with mods, CSI 5 center + Klipsch SC2, Polk RT2000P rears, Klipsch KG 1.5's sides, Polk Micro Pro 1000, Polk Micro Pro 2000, Polk SW505, Belkin PF60, Signal Cable Classics,Monster IC's, 2 15 amp circuits & 1 20 amp circuit.

    Living Room: Belkin PF60, Parasound HCA2200, MIT ProlineEXP balanced IC's,Emotiva XDA-1 DAC/Pre,Emotiva ERC2 transport,MIT AVT2, Polk LSI 9's.
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  • WastelandWand'r
    WastelandWand'r Posts: 466
    edited March 2012
    The platform on mine just didn't seem like they would stand up to much torque if I moved the speakers by 'walking' them into position or inadvertently putting any sideways pressure on them especially on carpet. So off they came. I took care not to drill through the base, put in anchors and screwed the spikes in. I started with Brass but made them a little small, ended up using aluminum and over sized them with an extremely fine tip to go through the carpet and padding.
    The first photo is the speaker tipped back to show the spike that is not the appearance of them when standing straight.
    The second photo shows the platforms and the corners look like they are held together with a lot of hope and that is about it. Call me cautious.
    Nathan

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    Home Rig

    SDA 2.3TL's front and center
    Polk 1000p Center
    Pioneer Elite SC35 Receiver (Pre/Surround
    Sunfire Cinema Grand 5X200-Back in the mix.
    OPPO BDP-93
    Squeezebox
    Stepped up to name brand Speaker Cables and interconnects!
    Monitor 4, 5, 7, 10's, SDA 1B's, 2B's, 2.3TL's, RTA 15TL's all in storage waiting for me.
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  • sheathensemble
    sheathensemble Posts: 73
    edited March 2012
    WastelandWand'r wrote: »
    The platform on mine just didn't seem like they would stand up to much torque if I moved the speakers by 'walking' them into position or inadvertently putting any sideways pressure on them especially on carpet. So off they came. I took care not to drill through the base, put in anchors and screwed the spikes in. I started with Brass but made them a little small, ended up using aluminum and over sized them with an extremely fine tip to go through the carpet and padding.
    The first photo is the speaker tipped back to show the spike that is not the appearance of them when standing straight.
    The second photo shows the platforms and the corners look like they are held together with a lot of hope and that is about it. Call me cautious.
    Nathan

    Spikes Resized 004.jpg
    Spikes Resized 002.jpg

    I did the exact same on my studio sda 1c's
    Speakers:
    Kinima G1 bookshelfs
    Kinima G3 Towers
    Kinima KC-3 center channel
    Polk SDA 1C's
    Polk Rtia5's (cherry)
    Polk RTI4's
    Blue sky media desk
    Yorkville ysm1p's
    JBL LSR4312sp subwoofer
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