Now that I have decided on the final resting spot for my 802Ds, I am going to remove the roller glides and put them on the spikes. I am also thinking about getting some speaker stands from Sound Anchors to put them on. But, before I do that, I was wondering if anyone has put their 802Ds on the spikes that came with their speakers and then put them on the speaker stands from Sound Anchors? If you did, did you notice a difference in the sound between when your speakers were on the spikes that came with the 802Ds versus them being on the speaker stands from Sound Anchors?
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Sound Anchors? To remove the vibration? I think you are fooling yourself if you think its going to have any sonic improvement.
I've listened to systems which had anti-vibration rubbers on the amplifiers, cd players and pre-amplifiers... just makes me laugh.SoundEngine355
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ninja12,
I've had experience with both the 802D spikes as well as sound anchor stands. However, the stands were on different speakers. The spikes on the 802D's do help. The speakers just do not move at all. The soundstage and bass improved. Mine improved a bit, definitely noticable (and noticable to my non AV neighbor, who helped me with getting the spikes on).
Sound Anchor stands definitely have worked for me. Bass tightened up. The midrange and high end were a bit cleaner.
I simply went with the spikes on my 802D's as they were free. The 802D Sound Anchors were definitely some money that I preferred to spend elsewhere in the system. Also, I didn't want to raise up the 802D's as much as the SA stands would have.
In either scenario, get some help to move the 802D's. Definitely a two person job. If you do a search on 802D and spikes, you should see a thread on this topic where I described how I rested the 802D's to work on them.
Hope this helps.Comment
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Thanks for the responses. I went ahead last night and installed the spikes. I have the spikes halfway, and the speakers sits at the perfect height now. It also slightly improved the bass and midrange a little. So, I have decided to leave it alone because one putting them on speaker stands will definitely make them sit too high and two the SA Stands are pricey $675 OUCH!!!!!!!. I don't think they are going to cause me to hear a $675 improvement.Comment
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Save your money the spikes from B&W are free and work very well just impossible to move the speakers afterwardsOriginally posted by ninja12
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Yes, I plan to do exactly that. Thanks for the response.Originally posted by wettouSave your money the spikes from B&W are free and work very well just impossible to move the speakers afterwardsComment
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Hello. When talking to one of my friends regarding my subwoofer setup - he suggested that I put a piece of carpet under my subwoofer (it sits on ceramic tile floor) and install spikes to elevate it a little bit. He said that this would improve my bass output.
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Hello all! I am awaiting the arrival of my new 803s tomorrow!!! Cant wait! :banana: Does anyone have any suggestions on a good set of spikes or stands for these? What size thread do the 803's have. any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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I've decided to get the 802ds.
Couple of things:
I talked to Soundanchors on the phone about whether or not my 802n anchors will work on the 802ds. They finally concluded that it would work although I would have to take the rollers off, and also put "camper's tape" on the anchors.... -
Anyone who has read my thread from a few weeks ago will remember me asking if anyone had Sound Anchor stands for the N802's and what their impressions were. Unfortunately, no one who read my thread had this set up as no one responded. So I went a head and purchased them blindly. Not my usual style as... -
For those that have these, can you tell me the difference between the speakers on spikes on carpet/pad and the speaker on the sound anchor stands that sit on carpet/pad? Does the stands have spikes that go through the carpet?
I notice alot of people seem to have these. Is this a worthwhile...
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