[img]http://www.askisaac.com/images/cones.jpg[/img] Well, these arrived today, and are temporarily doing the job of proper speaker spikes (which are on order). They'll be going under the CDP and amp subsequently. Usual improvements one would expect for properly coupling the speakers. The improvement in control allowed me to move the speakers back and dig deeper into the bass. Plenty of experiementing with positioning to do though...