Spiking the 1c's

boston1450

Ive asked this in other threads & i had some recommendations. Here is the thing. Im not good with looking up parts & i tried & hesitate because i didnt want to mess up & order wrong thing.. If possible could someone put the site copy/paste so i can get the right spikes for the 1c's. Not sure how much they are & i have no budget holding me back on these as i want good ones. I have a carpet floor now & that may change.... Couple quick questions. Do they need to be drilled/threaded to the bottoms. I see there is 4 little thingys on bottoms. Is that where they go?

gce

I got a set here http://www.oregondv.com/spikes.htm good quality stuff. Not sure what the 4little thingys are on the bottoms but the spikes come with an insert that self threads into the bottom.

boston1450

Thanks. I took a peek & i see a bunch & thats what confuses me to where im not sure which one is best for SDA1c's. I see there was one it looks like you put insert in wood then screw spike in after. What is the size/lenghth i should be looking at ?

F1nut

Before you buy anything. Measure your ear height at your listening position. Then measure the height of the top tweeter, report back.

boston1450

Bottom tweeter is down 2 inches from ear level.

boston1450

It seems though the tweeters are positioned pretty good & if raised a tad bit it would work. Not sure id want to go to high

F1nut

You didn't really provide the info I was asking, so I looked up the speaker height, which is 44" and I'm guessing the center of the top tweeter is 6" lower putting it at 38". If so, that puts it in the right range of 38" to 40" meaning you could use a 1" to 2" tall spike.

The glides on the bottom are nailed on, pry them off. Measure in 1" from the front and side at the corners, that's where you want to drill the hole for the threaded insert. Do NOT drill through the cabinet.

The 1.5" tall spike in the link above will work. Parts Express sells the same spikes.

boston1450

Thank you. Sorry about that. I will look into what one i can use & thanks for explaining where to drill. I will make sure i dont go in to deep. I will put a piece of tape on bit & drill with ease. I will install one before doing all of them to make sure all is good. Thanks again

gce

Also make sure your spikes are long enough to go through your carpet and padding so as the bottom of the speaker is not sitting on the carpet. The spikes need to hit the sub-floor to do this right.

boston1450

Thanks. I will do that. I will be ordering some tomorrow & im looking forward to doing them

boston1450

There done

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Moose68Bash

Looks good1

How do they sound?

The 1Cs are a great speaker, IMHO.

boston1450

Wife n kiddo have the room tonight. Will find out tomorrow. Big thanks to WMG & those who helped walking me thru with feedback. I found the SDA's to be very easy to do

boston1450

I lied. They just took off. I turned it on & it seems to have improved the bass ???? I havent played with the adjustments yet. Gonna listen till they get back & more tomorrow dang they sound sweet

boston1450

I got them about where they were. About killed my back. I gotta do some looky looky to make sure they are perfectly set. Its not as easy as slide a tad bit now. Sitting in the sweet spot & got the POA at 1/4 throttle

SCompRacer

Is it just the flash or are those custom top and bottom wood caps? They look nice!

Nice job on the spikes.

boston1450

Those are stock. i guard them

boston1450

SCompRacer wrote: »

Is it just the flash or are those custom top and bottom wood caps? They look nice!

Nice job on the spikes.

i have often wondered how they would look with wood sides. I remember a few years back someone here did some custom work on theirs & they looked pretty good iirc correctly

F1nut

I turned it on & it seems to have improved the bass ????

Yep, that's the first thing one will notice.

i have often wondered how they would look with wood sides

They never look right with wood sides.

teekay0007

Good job, Randy! Looks good. Glad you got them done and are liking your results.

westmassguy

Nice Randy.

boston1450

Its dark. No one is up yet. I got the amp warming up. Coffee is brewing. Carla's alarm is soon to go off-then off to work she goes & Allman Bros sacd awaits for the play button. Thank god the kiddo sleeps through a earthquake will get a few mins today to hear if i can tell difference. Its hard with these old ears as i just already enjoy them. Have a great morning all

boston1450

Well i spiked the RTA15's earlier today. I put them sideways-drilled-hammered the thingy in with Epoxy-let them set for 2 hours-installed spikes. Set them back in place. Listened to Shooting Star cd will listen more later

boston1450

It will be once my daughter isnt around LOL. She sits near them & im afraid to have them out more at this moment & have a accident from laptop-drinks-being a kid still. I can pull them out when listening. They do need room

boston1450

Just measured 8 inches from rear wall--16 from side wall. Each speaker. To get best in this room i pull them out around 12 inches from rear

westmassguy

The reflected sound waves are also out of phase with the front passive

PolkieMan

Nice. There is a lot to select from which ones?

boston1450

Put down the bottle & push back from the keypad

PolkieMan

I don't drink, I'm old, you will be someday, if you are lucky (or not)