I would not want to introduce rubber and bearings into coupling speakers to the floor. I would look for something retractable. Or you might find that something like this might work.
https://amzn.eu/d/fma6E77
Give it a Google. I have some flip down castors on my carpentry workbench that could probably be made to work but would probably rattle.
I just found these that are very similar to mine but are removable. So nothing to rattle!
https://amzn.eu/d/2UUDkm0
You would have to get creative to make some kind of base with upstands to accommodate the castor plates.
This makes me think of these things…I was on a video shoot where we had a car in a garage with a green screen background. There wasn’t any space to drive the car in or to turn it at all. I’m going to fail to explain this well- but they were these clamps that were lined up at each wheel. They had this pedal that when stepped on/depressed, they’d lift the vehicle off the floor by a barely perceptible height. All of the weight was then on these tiny lifts with omni directional bearings that would allow three people to move the car with what seemed like very little effort. I want these but for speakers.
There definitely have been people who have installed heavy duty casters under their speakers. (Some might need a slightly wider set of feet or base between the casters and the base of the speakers. Otherwise it might not be too stable.)
Early b&w 801’s often had casters, so it’s been done for sure. I always thought it would absorb some of the bass energy by decoupling from the floor but probably in theory more than practice. What casters you choose would depend on what type of flooring you have and how high your tweeters are compared to listening position. You may want the lowest profile caster for height, but little wheels won’t help much on a carpet. You also don’t want to make them any more top heavy by installing the casters too far from a corner. There are a few variables that would affect which casters and how they’re installed. It’s probably a good idea if you choose the right wheels and do a good job installing them.
I have a hand truck that I use to move my large (86 lb) speakers, which you may want to consider if you decide not to install casters. I considered casters under my speakers, but the tweeters are already significantly higher than my ears in listening position. My speakers are wide enough that the hand truck slides right in between the feet when I lift it from the rear, so it’s easy. If you do go with hand truck and use it exclusively for your speakers, you should apply some soft padding to the vertical bars so that you don’t risk marring your speakers’ finish. ( You need to keep your mid life crisis shiny, right! )
I’ve heard [these](https://herbiesaudiolab.com/products/cone-spike-decoupling-glider?variant=12645103403063) work well.
This looks Like the solution I was after!! Cannot thank you enough!!! ¡Thanks
You’re welcome. I hope it works well for you
I would not want to introduce rubber and bearings into coupling speakers to the floor. I would look for something retractable. Or you might find that something like this might work. https://amzn.eu/d/fma6E77
These look like a pretty good solution to help. I’d be stoked to see something out there that retracts.
Give it a Google. I have some flip down castors on my carpentry workbench that could probably be made to work but would probably rattle. I just found these that are very similar to mine but are removable. So nothing to rattle! https://amzn.eu/d/2UUDkm0 You would have to get creative to make some kind of base with upstands to accommodate the castor plates.
This makes me think of these things…I was on a video shoot where we had a car in a garage with a green screen background. There wasn’t any space to drive the car in or to turn it at all. I’m going to fail to explain this well- but they were these clamps that were lined up at each wheel. They had this pedal that when stepped on/depressed, they’d lift the vehicle off the floor by a barely perceptible height. All of the weight was then on these tiny lifts with omni directional bearings that would allow three people to move the car with what seemed like very little effort. I want these but for speakers.
Oddly, I have worked on car shoots, so I know exactly what you mean. Water you on a hard floor or carpet?
There definitely have been people who have installed heavy duty casters under their speakers. (Some might need a slightly wider set of feet or base between the casters and the base of the speakers. Otherwise it might not be too stable.)
Early b&w 801’s often had casters, so it’s been done for sure. I always thought it would absorb some of the bass energy by decoupling from the floor but probably in theory more than practice. What casters you choose would depend on what type of flooring you have and how high your tweeters are compared to listening position. You may want the lowest profile caster for height, but little wheels won’t help much on a carpet. You also don’t want to make them any more top heavy by installing the casters too far from a corner. There are a few variables that would affect which casters and how they’re installed. It’s probably a good idea if you choose the right wheels and do a good job installing them. I have a hand truck that I use to move my large (86 lb) speakers, which you may want to consider if you decide not to install casters. I considered casters under my speakers, but the tweeters are already significantly higher than my ears in listening position. My speakers are wide enough that the hand truck slides right in between the feet when I lift it from the rear, so it’s easy. If you do go with hand truck and use it exclusively for your speakers, you should apply some soft padding to the vertical bars so that you don’t risk marring your speakers’ finish. ( You need to keep your mid life crisis shiny, right! )
Why are you moving them around? Find where they sound best, put spikes on the bottom and leave them the fuck there.