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Crudely put spikes into floorboards are like nailing your speaker to the floor. It feels more stable but rap your knuckles on the top of the cap and you'll hear the floor boom not just the damped top panel of the cabinet. IMO
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I may have to to see if I still have them as one of my speaker stands did come with what felt like metal disks but I remember dismissing them as they were said they were for protecting wooden floors. this is prompting me to think that the manufacture of said stands are saying what they think is best for their stands, and to be taken as advice only.
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Try things that are free or inexpensive first. You can make great sounding DIY speakers for under £500.
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My speakers are on a raised wooden floor.
IsoPucks made a huge difference, effectively isolating the speakers from the floor.
I used the cheaper non-HiFi version under my speakers. My speakers fell into the weight they can handle, so it was a no brainier for me, especially as I don’t have threads in the bottom of me speakers to fit the bling versions.

Is there a difference? I don’t know..
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I did find the disks and I put them under the  spikes and the stands with speakers were not stable on the carpet, I didn't do a sound test so I can't say anything about the sound quality but for me this defeats the object of putting the speaker on rigid stands. My stands are solid wood so there is only one way of adding weight and that is by putting something on the stands or speakers "that's not going to happen" I like the way my speakers and stands look. I was always told that if your speakers are not rigid it can effect the sound quality from the lost energy from the sound (not sure I'm saying that right) So I'm going to stick with the way I have them.
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Please give the disks a chance and have a listen Jon.
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When I say not stable on the carpet I mean I could see myself knocking them over, The stands are quite tall which doesn't help. For that reason I will keep them as they are, I don't wont to be replacing damaged speakers. But I could see if I can get bigger diameter disks that may help?
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