Floor spikes for speakers?

@mojo771 Wrote: 

I bought the speakers with no floor spikes but I'd like to know what would happen to the sound if I put them on spikes.

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Mike

+1 @ghdprentice and the others for decoupling. FWIW I have a 18x28 living room with very heavy shag and very dense padding. Last year I moved up to a large system. I had a thread regarding spiking Vs decoupling that you might read. I purchased a large speaker ( Tekton DI ) and experimented with spikes through the carpet into the cement. I then tried the speakers bare bottom on the carpet. Yes the speakers were wobbly and 1-2 degrees off plumb, but they sounded better than spikes. While this was going on I had my thread and based on the responses I received went with Townshend Seismic Podiums. I ordered them directly from Townshend in England. The difference was astounding and now I’m a firm believer. BTW my carpet is so thick it took about a week for the podium pods to settle in and I had to raise the platform about 1/2” more than they came so the platform did not rest on the carpet. Townshend provided extensive support and I even received a phone call from the rep ( he sounds like OZZY ). I used their link on AGON and used the MAKE OFFER feature. They were below suggested list and right at buy used price. They were packaged in two separate boxes to lower the import threshold and shipped DTL. They are absolutely worth the cost. Happy Listening, Mike B. 

Spikes are good for poured concrete under your carpet. If it’s a suspended wood floor, be it on your first floor above a basement or crawlspace of on your second floor, spikes are not good. 
 

In that situation, you want to look at solutions that help dissipate vibrations, such as isoAcoustic Gaia:s or Townshend platforms. 

For my Revel Salon  2 speakers on carpet I used the IsoAcoustics Gaia's with their carpet spikes which they  sit on.  Big improvement in imaging and tightening of bass.  The Gaia's alone on carpet are a bit tippy.

@bimmerlover , I’m a firm believer that decoupling is better than spikes on “ Carpet over concrete “ as I stated above. I spent a few weeks trying spikes , no spikes , Townshend Podiums with the entire system on the long wall then the short wall. This is my experience and I’m not gonna be that guy who projects my experience on someone else’s truth. I was a spike guy forever and had to try it for myself. Respectfully, Mike B.