“Ordered this with the Pangea audio rack to substitute for for the spiked feet that comes with the rack. Installs easily, looks great and functions as it should.”
“These are small-diameter ball casters (about 1.5"). I found it very difficult to roll the EMPTY rack on old, pretty well flattened, carpet. I took a caster nut to Harbor freight and found a 2" wheel caster with a similar , but shorter, stud. I had to omit placing the large washer at the end of each leg due to limited caster stud length. With the 2" wheels, the rack, loaded only with an integrated amp and a large disk player will move on the carpet. If I could have found a 3" caster with the proper stud, it would have been an even better choice. Options are limited by the small stud size which appears to be 1/4"-20 or a metric approximation.”
“I purchased these rollers since there would occasionally be a need for having to move my Vulcan Audio rack around that sits on carpet. Right away I found that the somewhat small wheels are not tightly screwed to the bearings to avoid perhaps the chance of binding.
I my opinion I think, they were to conservative in their thinking because tightening them a little more would have ABSOLUTELY done no harm and there still would not have been any chance for binding ! This is now PART of the wobbliness that could have been avoided. Also the wheels are TOO small for this rack that could easily handle 300 lbs. this way, so it's claimed.
Especially on uneven surface cut carpet (like mine) and maybe even more so on shag carpets these size wheels are too small. The fact they claim they can support 80 lbs. per wheel does not mean anything in this case, although good to know ! Furthermore, I think that the length of the threaded rods for these wheels should be at least a half inch longer. I will explain this more when I get eventually to my review for the Vulcan Audio rack. In my opinion, a better solution for anybody thinking about purchasing these casters for the need of having to move their equipment rack OCCASIONALLY, over carpet, a better approach would be to use the spiked rods and put them on the largest diameter sound saucers or strongest possible isolation pods that you can find and then put them on the heaviest duty "magic carpet sliders" that you can find. I experimented with them, and it works fine. Just grab your rack at the proper location to balance it right when you slide your equipment rack around. This is A LOT sturdier but might cost you maybe just a little more than these wobbly roller casters, depending where you decide to get your heavy duty sonic pods /saucers from. For the time being things seem to work out alright with these rollers but time will tell for how long.”
“I realize that the pointed isolation feet that come with the Pangea audio stand probably provide superior sound but they also damage my flooring and I like to move my stand occasionally to dust under it. With that said, these wheels are awesome. They simply replace the isolation feet and screw into the legs of the stand. Instantly, the stand that was damaging the floor is now that mobile stand that allows me to move it a bit to clean around it. Great solution, thanks for the product Pangea. Audio Advisers price was good and the shipping was fast.”
“I procured the castors along with the main four shelve unit and two add on shelves.
Whether the spikes have a sonic advantage or not, in my case, it is nice to be able to easily move the unit from time to time for connections or cleaning, so the casters were a logical choice.”
