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Heavy Speakers with Spikes on a Concrete Floor

Looking through the current Mapleshade flyer, the flyer states that speakers sitting on a concrete floor will have boomy bass and treble that is muted.
Their suggestion is to buy their 4” thick Maple with 3” spikes platforms and place them under the speakers.

Now, forget for now the price of these platforms. Is their value to this claim?
If there is a value, I would think that instead of steel spikes, speaker manufactures would make a Maple speaker type footer. Wouldn’t that make more sense?

And secondly, how would I be able to place a 215 lb speaker with large spikes onto this platform?
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Showing 1 response by jdombrow

jdombrow
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I don't know why you would need a 4" platform and 3" spikes. If you are right on the concrete, find some short cones or spikes with a wide base and place them under your speakers. If you are on carpeting over concrete, you'll need something just long enough to penetrate the carpet and elevate the speakers above the carpet.

However, you may need a spiked platform unless you want to install the spikes in the bottom of your speakers.

If the speakers are too heavy for one person to lift, have two people lift the cabinet while a third puts the platform in position.
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