Energy managing Spike Mounts / Made in Japan

Standard model for rack, speaker and amplifier.
● Material● Construction● Finish● Optimised for● Spikes● Load capacity● Accessories● Weight● Qty

Selected stainless Steel with alloy damper
Bi-metal double layered structureBlack
Equipment Racks and amplifiers
Spikes with less than 70° points
Up to 80kg per mountFelt floor protectors / installation tools
100g each
Multiples of 41490°

10350( mm )Flagship model for racks, speakers and amplifiers.
Machined titanium● Material● Construction● Finish● Optimised for● Spikes● Load capacity● Accessories● Weight● QtyTitanium with alloy damper
Bi-metal double layered structure
Polished titanium
Equipment racks and amplifiers over 25kg
Spikes with less than 70° points
Up to 80kg per mountFelt floor protectors / installation tools
60g eachMultiples of 4

1490°

10

350( mm )High-end model optimised for Light equipment andrack systems such as player tables. High quality Machined titanium.
The best for lightweight loads with a total weight of 25 kg or less.
● Material● Construction● Finish● Optimised for● Spikes● Load capacity● Accessories● Weight● Qty

Titanium with alloy damper
Bi-metal double layered structure
Polished titanium
Equipment racks and amplifiers under 25kg
Spikes with less than 100° points
Up to 30kg per mountFelt floor protectors / installation tools
20g eachMultiples of 4123546.5( mm )For speakers.
● Material● Construction● Finish● Optimised for● Spikes● Load capacity● Accessories● Weight● Qty

Selected stainless Steel with alloy damper
Bi-metal double layered structureBlackSpeakers
Spikes with less than 70° points
Up to 150kg per mountFelt floor protectors / installation tools
240g each
Multiples of 41690°
57012( mm )

SM-5XWhy use Spikes?
● Helps control vibration transmission → Many devices suffer from microphony.
Controlling the transmission of vibrations either from or to equipment can result in worthwhile
musical performance improvements. Vibration transmission from speakers to Record players
and amplifers can be significantly reduced and provide substantial improvements.
● Stable installation→ Stable installation greatly reduces unwanted cabinet movement. Extremely important inensuring the drive units are pushing the correct amounts of air.
→ Even when resonance occurs, it can be damped and stopped more effectively.
In this way, spike legs are the best method for installing audio and video equipment because
they can efficiently cut vibrations while stably installing the equipment.

Unique design
All SilentMount models are machined from high quality durable materials. This ensures thatthey have the strength to rigidly support all but the most extreme mass components.Great carehas been made over the geometry of the mount to ensure a very good mechanical connection.
Internal resonances within the silent mount has been addressed by the selection and bondingof the damping ring that partners the top spike carrying plate.
● Low center of gravity design → The spike connects to the top of the silent mountplate at the bottom of a conical recess. the centre of gravity of this recess has been designed
to offer the lowest centre of gravity within the body of the silent mount. The lower thiscentre of gravity the more stable the interface.
● Adoption of silence technology → The careful matching of the two metals that makeup the silent mount and their bonding together provides a very effective damping systemthat greatly reduces resonances within the silent mount. All aspects of the matching andgeometries have been developed through repeated research on materials and shapes. We
believe that adding SilentMounts to your support systems will further help you to bring out
more of the original expression that the performer wanted to convey, from the biggest mostdynamic sounds down to the most delicate reverberations.

The position to receive the spike isHigh → Unstable

The technology of Silent Mount
The metals that can hold spikes firmly are all materials that naturally can resonate fairly
easily, This ringing is in effect storing energy and feeding it back into the spike and thestructure the spike is supporting. This unfortunately adds a colouration to the sound.

31050

The position to receive the spike is
Low → More stable

In order to absorb this ringing the addition of an internal ring manufactured from a different
material (Resonance cancellation ring) is bonded onto the underside of the top spike
supporting plate. This creates double structure that cancels out the material resonance. Ithas both "Strength" and "vibration damping" to firmly support the spikes.

Differences in design depending on the purpose
The design requirements for spike mounts are very different depending on what they aresupporting. When working with speakers (obviously a large source of vibration) thesilent-mount requires a wider diameter both to support the speaker properly and absorb thehigh levels of vibration being generated by the speaker.
At the equipment support it is important to limit the amount of vibration that reaches theequipment. This is especially important when using a record player as the source. Thesesilent mounts therefore have a much smaller diameter and are optimised differently.
● For speakers→ In order to firmly support the weight of the main unit and powerful vibrations, a wide design.
● For rack, player and amplifier→ Compact and lightweight design that is stable and resistant to vibration from speakers.

Main
Body
Cancellation
RingAccessories● Felt floor protectors ( Supplied with all Silent Mounts )When using for a rack, record player, or amplifier, on
to if the installation surface is a relatively hard surface
such as wood flooring, stone, or an equipment shelfboard, attach a felt sticker as this will performbetter as well as offering further protection tothe surface.
When the rack is being installed on acarpeted surface, we do not suggest
using the floor protectors.
When using with a speaker / speaker stand, the best results are obtained without thefloor protector whatever the floor covering.
● Installation clamp tool ( Supplied with SM-5X・SM-5TX・SM-7X )SM-3TX + Rigid BaseA dedicated mounting tool that is convenient for installation in hard-to-reach places
such as larger speaker cabinets and underneath large amplifiers. It aids placement
directly below the spike during installation. It is attached to the silent mount byinserting it into the two holes on the side of the mount.

Related items● Andante spike series

SM-5TX + Grand Tower

Precision machined spikes incorporating featuresdeveloped from our work during development of
our audio racks and turntable tables. By using far
better materials and precision engineering of boththe spikes and nuts as well as having a cross holeallowing easy accurate adjustment.
They are available in various sizes and thread types
so providing upgrades to many different speakerstands and rack systems. Each pack contains 4 Spike& Nuts, and installation tools.

・TS-M6 ・TS-M10-Q
・TS-M8 ・TS-M12
・TS-M10 ・TS-M12-J

Andante Largo Company
2-31-16-201,Sakae-cho,Higashimurayama-shi
Tokyo,189-0013, Japan
https://www.andante-largo.com/
info@andante-largo.com+81-42-393-3412

SM-7X( 230509-Rev.2 )