Hififriend
pfm Member
Hello.
I triet to put spikes with a large screw nut (2,5 cm diameter, not enough for stability and double sided tape did not rest in place) by glueing tape under the B&W DM 580 floor standers. Ouch, it basculated and fell on my toe, cooled it for 5 hours, seems no harm.
NO holes are under the speakers for screwing in spikes.
My spikes were 4,5 cm long and no cone.
Need a large platform as I will do it alone and lift 1 corner after the other. I can't lift heavy things anymore. 18kg for one speaker.
I have carpet on concrete.
Alternatives: 1) buying Oehlbach mini spikes (cones) and glueing them under the speakers
2) making 8 wood boards of 10 x 10 cm and bringing roof nails in or screwing my spikes or other spikes in a metal thread, and then putting (or with double sided tape) 1 after the other under the speakers. Suppose stability would be better.
3) 2x complete wood board on spikes where I put the speakers on them
4) making holes in the speakers and inserting a thread and screwing in the spikes
5) 2 wooden boards on wheels (I have to change position very often as it's my 2nd pair in the living room, right in front of the tweeter of horn speakers) but then there is no coupling to the floor!
Actually the have too much bass, I think spikes will reduce also bass.
Best B&W system, on wheels with possibility to lower them on spikes (diy impossible for me)
6) buying metal boards with spikes on the underside
7) buying speaker stands and cutting of the rest thart only the platform on spikes is left, but then I ruin 2 speaker stands.
8) making 2 granite platforms on spikes, which stay on the carpet, and the speakers which are put on them if I intend to listen to these speakers instead of the horns. Minimal weight as a must for 1 platform ? 5 kg, 10 kg ?
I'm totally overwhelmed by this problem.
I would spend 200 eur for 2 platforms.
How about the coppling when 18 kg stand on a 1,5 cm thick wood plate.
Without spikes now the tweeters are on my ear heigh.
But I have srewed out couch feet of 10 cm heigh, I could gain 10cm if I turn them back in.
It is not really possible to put a weighty platform (granite, marbre) on the floor, but it also could if I found the best place and will no more do major changes.
And which spikes to use with a granite board?
Thanks so much.
My new Sudgen amp comes in a week and I want the speakers to have less bass to begin with.
Kind regards.
Hififriend
I triet to put spikes with a large screw nut (2,5 cm diameter, not enough for stability and double sided tape did not rest in place) by glueing tape under the B&W DM 580 floor standers. Ouch, it basculated and fell on my toe, cooled it for 5 hours, seems no harm.
NO holes are under the speakers for screwing in spikes.
My spikes were 4,5 cm long and no cone.
Need a large platform as I will do it alone and lift 1 corner after the other. I can't lift heavy things anymore. 18kg for one speaker.
I have carpet on concrete.
Alternatives: 1) buying Oehlbach mini spikes (cones) and glueing them under the speakers
2) making 8 wood boards of 10 x 10 cm and bringing roof nails in or screwing my spikes or other spikes in a metal thread, and then putting (or with double sided tape) 1 after the other under the speakers. Suppose stability would be better.
3) 2x complete wood board on spikes where I put the speakers on them
4) making holes in the speakers and inserting a thread and screwing in the spikes
5) 2 wooden boards on wheels (I have to change position very often as it's my 2nd pair in the living room, right in front of the tweeter of horn speakers) but then there is no coupling to the floor!
Actually the have too much bass, I think spikes will reduce also bass.
Best B&W system, on wheels with possibility to lower them on spikes (diy impossible for me)
6) buying metal boards with spikes on the underside
7) buying speaker stands and cutting of the rest thart only the platform on spikes is left, but then I ruin 2 speaker stands.
8) making 2 granite platforms on spikes, which stay on the carpet, and the speakers which are put on them if I intend to listen to these speakers instead of the horns. Minimal weight as a must for 1 platform ? 5 kg, 10 kg ?
I'm totally overwhelmed by this problem.
I would spend 200 eur for 2 platforms.
How about the coppling when 18 kg stand on a 1,5 cm thick wood plate.
Without spikes now the tweeters are on my ear heigh.
But I have srewed out couch feet of 10 cm heigh, I could gain 10cm if I turn them back in.
It is not really possible to put a weighty platform (granite, marbre) on the floor, but it also could if I found the best place and will no more do major changes.
And which spikes to use with a granite board?
Thanks so much.
My new Sudgen amp comes in a week and I want the speakers to have less bass to begin with.
Kind regards.
Hififriend