My weekend

Andy,

1/4 unc or whitworth will do, maybe you could talk Pat into sending you some threaded insert adapter that go into the bottom plinth, that will give you 3/8 UNC like the shearwaters, I've got plenty of threaded adapters and cones you can try then.
M/L Martain Logans= A quick route to terminal boredom via flight yawnsville
M/L Mark levinsion= Quality built and accurate reproduction equipment that pairs well with the above.
M/L Meadowlarks= Exceptional good musical speakers, that won't be for every one.
M/L Merlins Ladehausian= Shawn off leather trousers for our Z/G wizard to go with his matching braces

 

OK Tone,
Bit non-comprende tho, how does an adapter increase the internal thread size from 1/4 to 3/8, does it protrude from under the cabinet?

 

OK here we go........
look underneath the speaker, youwill see 4 FLUSH fit threaded inserts that self thread into the wood, a 10mm or US allen key is used to scrwqw them in, inside the insert is the thread required, basicaly a thread within a thread like a helicoil Ok

 

Gotya

Might even be able to find something similar in UK. I was imagining a full on adapter, not the part itself that screws into the wood.

 

That has to go down in the Tone-spell hall of fame

Lederhosen is what you mean. Not bad, you almost got all the consonants right

Michael.

 

Ah so that's what he meant Thanks Michael.

 

didnt get to B&Q, to much normal (read boring) stuff to do.
I did, however, mail Pat at Meadowlark (no more ML, OK merlin?) and asked if it would be possible to get some 3/8 inserts along with some binding posts.
Had a mail from the only Bennic stockist in UK, and they no longer hold stock, minimum order quantity is 500units, bit to many for me.

 

avid the uk distributor for meadowlark got hold of some spikes for my shearwaters, posted them to me for free, give them a call.
http://www.avidhifi.co.uk/

 

Thanks Robert

 

Done a minimal bit of positioning, moved them around 1 foot closer together. Less bass boom and better across the range

 

got to be tried on some concrete pavers too penance.

my speakers sound shitty without the concrete plinths under the cones.

(no nasty comments about sounding shitty WITH the plinths please!!)

 

already on concrete slabs Chris, soon to be marble i hope.

 

Andy,

You need to try them on some Mana.

 

well, im sure James would be kind enough to send some down for me to try out

 

No but he may have some spare spikes soon.

 

Kinky

:spank: :SWMBO:

 

Isaac the place for that is on the REL thread. With that red arse on show P will be feeling uncomfortable again.
Glad you're liking them Andy. I've put mine about 8 feet apart and the sound floats very nicely between them.

 

Bass is still a bit undeffined, but will settle i believe.
Been a good listen tonight tho

 

Bass will be better defined when you get spikes! you impatient article.

 

I think someone has had problems with the spikes on mine, and has I suspect fitted spikes form something else to it, as the female part of the spike has been araldited in. It may be Andy that if you could get spikes and the female part you could replace the Meadowlark spikes with something else. Not sure where you'd get both bits from, unless somewhere like Wilmslow Audio stock them. In fact have you tried there? They sell all sorts of replacement bits for speakers