RTI A9 overall width and floor spike info?

polkmem
polkmem Posts: 3
edited February 2010 in Speakers
With a piar of A9s in route, I am trying to prepare. I am looking at outriggers and need to know the overall width at the section where the stabilizers are located?

Secondly if I do not go with outriggers I might put aftermarket spikes on. Can anyone tell me the size and thread of the spike taps.

Other ideas accepted. I have a very old house with very un-even floors. I want to level and ensure stability!
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  • lmacmil
    lmacmil Posts: 119
    edited February 2010
    polkmem wrote: »
    With a piar of A9s in route, I am trying to prepare. I am looking at outriggers and need to know the overall width at the section where the stabilizers are located?

    Don't know about the A-series but I asked the same question about the Monitor series a while back and was told the spikes extended 1" from the cabinet. In the pictures, the A-series feet look even wider.
  • Krazyz1
    Krazyz1 Posts: 256
    edited February 2010
    Not the cheapest , but best and most adjustabillity. A company called ADONA. Make some killer racks too.The object is spike into floor or pads , but have a air gap between bottom of cabinet and floor surface. Break your A'9s in SLOW. 80 hours min before woofers loosen up and make any sound. Polk will agree. Load up CD player with some bassy music and low to mid volume go do your shopping. speeds up break in time. 2nd way is speakers face to face and have 1 speaker with polarity reversed and let them beat each other up. First method is most preferred. Give them time. They will continue to sound better and better as hours build up. Mine peaked after about 1 year of daily use. ENJOY!!!
  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,349
    edited February 2010
    if you don't get what you are looking for by the time I get home I will give you al the Measurements you need later today.

    Congrats on the A9's..
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited February 2010
    I just measured, the overall width from the end of each foot is 11 in. they do come with standard carpet spikes but I'm not sure what the thread size is.
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  • RyanJoz
    RyanJoz Posts: 116
    edited February 2010
    I just measured, the overall width from the end of each foot is 11 in. they do come with standard carpet spikes but I'm not sure what the thread size is.
    welcome to cp!

    Thread size is 1/4" - 20. I got the 1.375" spikes from oregondv.com because the carpet we have is really really thick and the polk spikes just didn't get down to the subfloor. They take some effort to get in but it was worth it in the end (carpet was stressing grille pins at bottom of cabinet).
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2010
    Yep, 1/4" - 20.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited February 2010
    Ordered mine from OregonDV, I went 2.10" in front and 1.5" in the rear to give my RTi12s better imaging in my 2nd row in the HT. Overall the 2nd row sounds better and I can say they definitely add to the speakers appearance.

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