maple platforms and spikes for speakers

CCNJ
CCNJ Posts: 384
edited July 2012 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
I have a pair of totem hawk speakers and I am using their claw ball bearing decoupling system. I have concrete floors with padding and a berber carpet so I place the totem hawks on 2" thick maple platforms. My question, do you think I would benefit from adding brass spikes or something like a maple shade brass heavy feet under the maple platform? The maple platforms just sit directly on the carpet at the moment.

I want to get opinions before I start spending money or doing additional work.

Thanks.
Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,653
    edited July 2012
    You want spikes that pierce the carpet, not just sit on top of it.
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited July 2012
    F1nut wrote: »
    You want spikes that pierce the carpet, not just sit on top of it.

    Thanks F1. I have a set of the 1/2" brass spikes from myesound lying around. I was saving them for a DYI bookshelf speaker stand project but I'll try them under my maple platforms instead.

    Chris
    Rig1 - Totem Hawks, Benchmark HDR, Parasound A21, Sonus, Samsung 52 LCD, Audioquest Type4
    Rig2 - LFD LE IV Integrated, Harbeth P3ESR, Rega Dac, MF V-Link, IMAC, Audioquest Type4
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