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RE: Spike Or Not To Spike A Sub?

Posted by Dman (A) on February 4, 2015 at 08:55:37

In Reply to: Spike Or Not To Spike A Sub? posted by AudioSoul on February 3, 2015 at 09:28:01:

The last home I lived in had hardwood floors, so I used a combination of spikes sitting on top of pennies for both my subs and mains. Worked like a charm- speaker or sub didn't "walk" out of position and all over the place, but gave a very firm, solid foundation and image to the music with minimal floor vibration. The spikes did over time, however dig into the pennies, leaving little dimples. Guess they really did hold in place!

Now, we live in a first floor condo with a slab floor, but with seriously "fluffy" carpet (read: building manager is really cheap). Since he is insistent that absolutely NOTHING puncture the carpet, I had to resort to another method- a scrap piece of synthetic kitchen counter on which the pair of subs now sit (each with sorbothane feet). Same thing for the speakers, and this has given me a compromise, as the mains now sit almost 2" higher, shifting the image slightly. I can live with that so long as my "audiophile" tendencies are kept in check.

In your case, get the sub into the room and dial it in FIRST. Once it sounds great that way, get it spiked- IMHO, spiking the sub can only improve on an already great sound...

Good luck!
Dman
Analog Junkie

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