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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsLet's say hypothetically, you wanted to buy some carpet spikes for your speakers
And you found these at a good price and they pretty much look like what you want ...
Do you order them, or not?
OAITW r.2.0
(24,446 posts)Never ran into this....but I am only 67....
Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Has screw-holes in the bottom of them into which one can screw spikes.
Here is an example set ...
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000465141638.html
If you use the speakers on carpet, they are meant to penetrate the pile and the pad to reach the floor. They allow you to adjust the 'level' as well. It's a means to both increase stability, and in some cases, improve your sound quality.
If you use the speakers on a hardwood or tile floor, you can then insert the pads between the tip of the spike and the floor.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Yup ... "Carpet Piercing Spikes"
OAITW r.2.0
(24,446 posts)Give me my Soundlink or Al-Tec Lansing Jolt and I don't need to drive screws in the floor.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)The spikes thread into holders on the bottom of the speakers, and the spikes point downward ... to pierce the carpet and the tips contact the floor underneath
OAITW r.2.0
(24,446 posts)We had 1 dozen Bose 901 knock-offs on line in Farmington Maine on Main St....then we shut down the town. Tripped the mains....
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)My stepdad still has his 901's he bought in 1980, they still work.
They sound like crap though, and always have IMHO.
BUT they do an awesome job of rocking the house if you're not looking for a lot of detail and just want a loud and all-enveloping sort of sound.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,105 posts)The answer to your question is HELL NO.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Don't buy this particular set.
Which is, I suppose, somewhat cool of them.
But of course they sell much more expensive ones than this, so ...
klook
(12,154 posts)I mean, if you really cared about music....
Earthshine2
(3,974 posts)Spikes minimize the amount of frictional contact with the floor.
Levitating speakers, such as in the post above, would be the best.
Mine are on casters, and it's been good enough.
Hotler
(11,415 posts)My speakers came with spikes. I thought they sat too low with the spikes so I raised them with the blocks.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)I actually just need about an extra 1-2" to get 'em up where I want 'em for my setup.
jmowreader
(50,552 posts)Install a buffing wheel on it, apply a little jewelers rouge (its a very fine abrasive) or white polishing compound (sold at auto parts stores) and shine them up.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)But thanks for the idea
I just thought the wording was hilarious.