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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?
ozzy
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ozzy OP
3,650 posts
 
Lifeengineer, Actually I did own some Cerapucs for a time and I did try them under my Andra 2 speakers.
In the end, I preferred the spikes that came with my speakers and sold the Cerapucs.
lifeengineer
55 posts
 
Ozzy,maybe Herbies Audio Lab footers have potential.
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stanwal
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I though Herbies was one of them thar sexually transmitted deseases.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Based on my experience with Grand Prix Audio Apex footers under some electronics, I'd investigate these under loudspeakers, provided the Apex footers can handle the weight.

The Apex footers have demonstrated the most clear cut benefit of any footers I have tried (Rollerblocks, Aurios, Gannymede, Boston Audio TuneBlocs, Sorbothane).
clio09
2,978 posts
 
Herbies has come out with some new speaker footers that look very interesting. Generous trial period too.

As for Timbernation, based on my experience I'd stay clear.
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