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Should I spike my B&W 804D's

Hello,
I own a set of B&W 804D's. Right now I have them set up on the rubberized feet that they came with. I have them in the final posistion that I want them in and they sound great. I am contemplating putting them on the spike feet. I just dont want to damage my hardwood floors. Does spiking them really make a difference on hardwood? I guess there is only one way to find out. Is there any case where the rubberized feet would be prefered over the spikes? How do you guys have your speakers set up on hardwood? Thanks alot.

Andy
andyprice44
mbovaird
140 posts
 
I would NOT put the spikes on with the hardwood. Speaking from experience, it will ruin the hardwood and gain you very little in sound.
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gz3827
232 posts
 
I put my 804 Diamonds on Mapleshade's 12x15x2 maple platforms supported by Mapleshade's radiused footers. This produced some sonic improvement over just using the rubberized feet that came with the speakers, and it also looks very nice. However, in my case, I don't think the amount of improvement justifies the cost.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
If it is through carpet to a cheap wood substrait, yes spiking can gain a solidity not otherwise found.
If the speaker is already directly ON a wood floor, then spiking may not do much (except damage the floor) ((solveable by using a base ten spikes to speaker. find a 18" by18" or so solid wood base, lay it on top of flooring then spike the speaker to the base...??))
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