spikes are they neccessary (1 Viewer)

[Simon Brooke]

hi, i am new here and I already have my little home theatre up and running, i am keen to find out about spikes and cones and if they are neccessary.

i live in cape town in south africa and even though we have a large selection of home theatre brands i can't seem to find spikes. if they are useful or neccessary what can be used as a substitute

thanks in advance

 

[Doug_NHT]

I run NHT VT2.4s and 2 NHT Sub2i subwoofers. I have a berber type carpet in my great room and I use the supplied spikes once I found the postion that sounded the best to me. It seems like a wood subfloor acts as a natural transducer and makes the bass "boomy". I did not think that there would be an audible difference but after I installed the spikes, I had really tight/accurate bass. It was quite a noticeable difference. Instead of having the entire bottom of the speaker in contact with the floor, should I say the carpet/padding, the speakers now have a tiny contact patch with the subfloor. I'm not sure where you can find spikes/cones but I'm sure that someone here will most likely know.

Good Luck,
Doug

 

[James Zos]

You don't have to buy "home theater spikes." You could do what I did, and buy carpet spikes, which are basically the same thing. I went to a hardware store and bought some. They are little disks with a nail sticking out of the center. I duc-taped them to the bottom of my subwoofer's feet, nail end down, of course.

 

[Roger Kint]

What do you do if you have hardwood floors? Surely you woulndn't want to spike the floor... ?

 

[Doug_NHT]

Well, get those stick on rubber pads. I'm sure a hardware or hobby store would have those. NHT supplies those as well as the cones with their speakers.

Doug