Speaker Spike Help.

Chris1712 · 10 Jun 2007 at 16:26

Morning all, I've just got home from uni and have gone back to using my stereo at home.

This consists of an old school Denon D-100 seperates system, and 2x Eltax Millenium 500 towers. Now i fully understand these speakers are complete overkill for the amp but i couldn't resist, they look so cool!

Now im actually using them freqeuntly, especially in my small room (well narrow) the bass is really overly boomy.

Now, will speaker spikes help this a bit?

I've had a look see on the bottom and theres no pre-threaded holes for spikes, so i assume i'd have to drill my own? Is it safe to do this? Any guides tips/drill sizes etc.?

I know the boominess is down a lot to my speaker placement (in a corner, not more than 15 cm from a wall

) but theres nothing i can do about that at the moment.

Cheers for any help guys.

Amoeba · 10 Jun 2007 at 18:46

I wouldn't really recommend the idea of drilling holes in your speakers, and also don't really know if spikes would help anyway. Contrary to what some people say, this is where tone controls are actually useful! If you find the bass boomy then turn the bass down to a level where it is ok?

Chris1712 · 10 Jun 2007 at 18:56

Amoeba said:
I wouldn't really recommend the idea of drilling holes in your speakers, and also don't really know if spikes would help anyway. Contrary to what some people say, this is where tone controls are actually useful! If you find the bass boomy then turn the bass down to a level where it is ok?

Yeah i've tried this, but then i lose the bass punch aswell lol!

I think I'll just have to live with them as they are, maybe getting a proper amp over summer will help with clarity somewhat.

squiffy · 10 Jun 2007 at 18:57

Burn those white van man speakers, and get something that's suitable for the room. You could mess around with spikes/concrete slabs, but considering what speakers you have, not worth it.

5tephen · 11 Jun 2007 at 19:36

You can get spikes that are adhesive rather than requiring drilling. Go for them instead and save yourself the hassle

And they do make a difference.

Chris1712 · 11 Jun 2007 at 20:17

5tephen said:
You can get spikes that are adhesive rather than requiring drilling. Go for them instead and save yourself the hassle And they do make a difference.

Ooh sounds interesting, will give them a google!

knyght_byte · 15 Jun 2007 at 06:36

do the speakers have any bass ports? if they do stuff in some socks or get some spongy foam and stuff that in (not all the way in mind, just far enough to block the ports but without the blockage being completely hermetic)

that should help lower the boom level....

failing that you can try spikes, but generally spikes dont affect boom, thats caused by boundary gain (ie walls)......spikes are normally there to tighten up the bass thats put out, but if its hitting boundaries it'll still boom most likely......still, never hurts to try....

if you cant find the spikes that are adhesive, then get a piece of MDF and put spikes in that, then put the speaker on the MDF....it will basically be the same thing....

however i'd tend to agree with another posters comment on getting a different speaker

oh, sometimes its worth shifting the speaker by a few inches if you can, amazing how just a couple inches can affect bass boom...

chameleon · 16 Jun 2007 at 01:41

I used a set of aluminium cones that are about as fat as they are tall. The speakers just sit on the pointy ends. No drilling or anything.