Since last week I have been a proud owner of a pair of Kudos Super 20A and a found out that Audio Track spikes are included.
I have a concrete floor with laminate, what should I use under the spikes?
-Track Audio Spike Shoe Isolation Cups with Delrin
-Track Audio Spike Shoe Solid version
-ISOACOUSTICS Gaia II
-Soundcare Superspikes
-Something else?
Curious about experience from other Kudos users.
What are you using with Kudos and with what kind of floor?
What do you want to achieve? Are you mainly wanting to protect the floor, or are you hoping to change some aspect of the sound?
I used Naim Chips under my Kudos X2s for some time which did a decent job.
On a concrete floor I’m not sure you need to dabble in expensive after market isolation devices, but of course you are free to experiment.
What floor do you have?
I want to protect the floor with the best sound sounding Audio Track spike shoe or other solution for my situation. My budget is around 400 euro, but do not want to waste money.
Presently using T606 on carpet / underlay on concrete floor, do using spikes.
But I’ve just had the same conversation with Derek from Kudos who advised that the Track Audio Spike Shoes are a perfect fit for the supplied spikes.
Use the Delrin insert on laminate flooring and the stainless steel insert on ceramic tile flooring.
How this helps.
DG…
Any floor protector will protect you floor, and many spike shoes do not pretend to do anything more than that. A cheap pair off ebay would be all you need.
Adding one of the many aftermarket isolation devices without a clear idea of what problem you are attempting to solve is jumping down a rabbit hole. Chances are you will change the sound, often improving some areas while having a negative effect on other aspects. It’s easy to be pressed by first impression, only to find that if you remove the isolators after a period of time you prefer what you then hear.
I used Herbie’s Decoupling Gliders on my wood floor. They worked great. I had the titaiums under my 505s and then my 606s.
I also use those decoupling gliders on my wood floor. My spikes are the Track Audio ones however (they are great)
Herbie’s Decoupling Gliders are looking good!
I have a solid oak on concrete floor and use Naim Audio Fraim Chip floor protectors under my Kudos Titan 808s. These can now be purchased for just £8.68 each, although there are some retailers still trying to sell them at more than double that.
Thanks, my laminate is very sturdy.
I think I also do not need to decouple, best is to test both 
I have a solid wood floor on concrete base and use these on my Kudos speakers. Very happy with the results.
Thanks for your reply, I’ve read a few times that the Gaia takes the liveliness out of the Kudos S20a.
But would like to test them and listen what they do in my situation.
Yesterday I moved the S20a’s from cardboard without spikes to a piece of carpet with spikes.
The speaker are now rigid and stable, the sound improved. Now much ‘tighter’ in all aspects.
I thinking about to order the Track Audio Spike Shoes without delrin.
Yeah - as always with stuff like this a home demo is vital. I was lucky to get these on sale or return so I tested them for a couple of weeks and decided they weren’t going back.
Good luck in your deliberations. I guess we all get to the point where there’s nothing left to wring out after all the tweaking, fiddling and fettling eh?
Today I ordered the Track Audio Spike Shoe Solid version.
Let me know how you get on with these as going to get some my 606s.
DG…
Why not just use Naim Chips or Linn Skeets.
Seems like a fortune to do the same thing.
These are designed to match the profile of the Track Audio spike that is supplied with the S20 and are recommended by Derek (founder of Kudos).
I have Kudos too but I’m not buying or believing a profile match.
The idea of a spike is minimal contact not shoulders and more.
I would imagine the smaller the better to keep the small as possible contact area.
I suppose they sell. 
