Speaker cone thingys

OK so a kind gentleman who's daughter I teach supplied me with some nice granite plinths to put the ProAc 140's on. Trouble is they are very well polished and I am worried that the speakers may skid off them.

So any recommendations for little cone type thingys that the spikes can sit in and rest on the surface of the granite? I'm sure I've seen things like this used for rotecting wooden floors from rack spikes but thought I'd ask here anyway.

Cheers

Steve

 

A couple of dabs of Blutac should do the trick.

 

a few options..

try taking the spikes off the speakers and blu-tac the speakers to the granite. This will increase the mass of the speaker.

RDC do 'cups', and so do michell. The michell ones are metal, the RDC ones are a composite.

try 'audiophilecandy'

 

The ProAc's have their bass port firing down out of the bottom of the speaker so blu tac and no spikes isn't an option. I'll try to find a link for the RDC or Michell ones.

Cheers

 

You need to drill a slight indentation into the plinth so
the spikes sit in the indentations .

Easiest way is to put some masking tape on the plinth ,
then place the speaker / spikes onto the plinth in the correct
position , this will leave marks in the masking tape . Use a masonary
drill and make a small recess on each mark .

Remove the tape and " hey presto " , speakers that don't slide .
Also looks vey neat .

Hope this makes sense .

 

Hmm might actually give that a try!

 

use a drill press,or you'll have a fantastic meandering scratch right across your lovely granite.

like mine.

 

Or you could try some of those discs that are feet for spikes, and fix them to the granite. The only brand I know are Linn Skeets, but there must be several, and cheaper.

 

The question came up on another forum - these http://cart.audioserenity.co.uk/ are more like cones if that's what you want.

 

I've bought some stuff off this guy:
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-Solid-Shop

I'm guessing he makes them himself but they're finished very nicely. I had the 'free standing' spikes/bases off him, and he's open to significant negotiation on his buy-it-now prices .

He has several flavours of spike pads/bases.

 

Those granite plinths look nice, but describing it (and cones/cups/spikes) as isolation products really annoys the pedant in me, as anything supported by solid feet cannot provide isolation from vibrations in the surface it is placed on. Only a compliant substance like sorbothane can do that.

 

Well I guess I'd forgotten about this thread. It turns out that I made Audioserenity an offer on one of their sets of 8 cones on fleabay. They accepted and a day later I had my spike feet.

I have to say they do the job nicely. I'll not wax lyrical about bass definition and soundstage as I've not noticed any real change lol.



You should be able to see Zanash's silver cable in the background there as well.

 

My experience..............

With the new wooden floor (wifey would not have laminate!) the quest was to find a product to keep my spikes and my marriage!

I have a fully loaded Hi-Fi stand which weighs ..... a lot and 6 B&W speakers.

After reading reviews on this site, I opted for the AudioSerenity spike shoes and opted for the brushed stainless steel finish (more browny points) although there are other finishes available (black, polished brass and shiny silver)

They came in a very smart presentation box, which always goes down well.
All fitted now and does the job very well. They do look the business.

Would recommend: http://cart.audioserenity.co.uk

 

"I am worried that the speakers may skid off them."

My speakers have spikes and are on granite plinths. I just wondered what would cause your speakers to skid off?