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In Reply to: Re: Cheap Spike source posted by Juan on October 19, 1999 at 10:15:15:
You raise a good point which I've never seen discussed. There's not a straightforward answer. I have a pair of Joseph Audio RM-50 speakers which weigh 125 pounds and happen to have the very same spikes which I suggested. With the cones screwed all the way into the cabinet i.e. the wight resting on the top of the cone, they have no trouble at all supporting the speakers. On the other hand, at one point I had the rear cones screwed out of the speaker about 3/4 inch to raise the back end a bit. While "walking" the speakers around trying to find the best position i snapped two of the cones right off of the threaded shaft.
I was tempted to try to find a cone with a steel shaft that might not break until I realized that the force which broke the brass thread might instead tear the threaded insert out of the bottom of the cabinet if I used a steel thread. I think the bottom line for components that heavy is to keep the cones screwed as far as possible into the cabinet. I would use shims if the cones are required to level the speakers. Then again, YMMV
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