Comments on Profile Post by JayC

I find them very expensive, but I've been wanting to raise my Grahams up higher since I've noticed they sound better when I'm sunk lower in my couch (the tweeters are then more in line with my ears then I think). Perhaps a set of SVS soundpaths work better for 1/4 the price but I figured someone might have experience here

It depends what type of floor your speakers are resting on.

I agree with @AdvanTech. If you decide your goal is decoupling, I have been a big fan of the Herbie's Audio Lab gliders (can either get threaded stud ones or just ones that spikes rest in). I forget what Grahams you are running, but I did find that the gliders sucked a bit of bass energy out of LS6f when I had them, but they have been great with my LS3/5a stands.

I believe the guidelines are if wood/suspended floor: might be beneficial to decouple. Prob not helpful if it's something solid like a concrete basement floor.

I think with any such device you just have to try. I found my opinions on my gear in my system often differs from internet comments. The Gaia under my speakers sucked all the life out of them. I'm of the opinion all speakers should just be spiked into something solid and forget the decoupling bullshit. But that's another internet opinion that might not be correct in your situation.

4 decades of spikes and then Herbies Fat Pucks, ears opened. Both give different effects, but I like the bass better de-coupled. Using floorstanders with a sandwich of high mass and dense foam at the moment. It is fine. Lots more important audio things to worry about than speaker feet. Floating floor.

First, if wanting to change the height, just stack wood or books. At least... at first.

Second, I keep this bookmark handy for all spike/cone things: https://www.audiomisc.co.uk/cones/speak.html

Thanks! I think I’m just going to try the svs soundpaths and see where it goes.

For reference, I’m in a house from the 40’s with laminated floor. Probably wood or so underneath, since it creaks and groans..