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Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend!

OK, I have elevated my belief in isolation.  For the first time I feel I have entered the Hi Fidelity zone.  About 3 weeks ago I purchased the Townshend Speaker Bars.  My muddy bass cleaned up, I have better imaging, clarity, precision, speed and focus.  My buddy who is not not into HiFi but has followed my adventures, was blown away.  He said, "OK, now I get why you do this."  Best money spent! 

Denon DL160 (re-tipped by Soundsmith) > Thorens TD150 > McIntosh 8900 > ALK Extreme Slope in Klipsch Belles.  Just another step in the long journey, but a Giant Step for my enjoyment.  My system took a large enough step forward that I am drawn into listening to all of my 2K plus albums again just to enjoy them in a new way. Great people to deal with too, even with Brexit messing things up.  Highly recommended!
I am not associated with them in any way, just want to pass it on.
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moby2004
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Hi all,

 I am very interested in the Podiums and I am about to order them.
My only hesitation is the size. The base of the size 4 is matching exactly the depth of my speakers and is a bit wider ( so adding the pods area it looks like a good match) whereas the size 5 will give me more room under the speakers.
in terms of weight both are ok ( my speakers are 320 lbs each…).
 I am more inclined to order the size 4 but what would be recommended ?
Thanks
Alex
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benzman
402 posts
 
Reach out to the pros at Townshend. They will guide you. The footprint of the Podium is pretty large so you may want to go with the 4’s if in fact they will fit your speaker. 
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
The difference is cosmetic/aesthetic so get whichever one you think will look the best. To my eyes as long as the Podium is at least as wide as the speaker then they have a balanced appearance. If you go up in size to the next bigger one it gets you nothing in performance just a different look. Because drivers are mostly on the front baffle this puts the center of gravity just a little bit forward. What this means is if you get a bigger Podium you will have a bit of room to put the speaker a bit farther back on the Podium. But again this is all for how it looks. They are so easily adjustable you will be able to easily balance perfectly either way. 

Anything like this I always call John Hannant at Townshend, he has always had great suggestions and has yet to steer me wrong. 
moby2004
10 posts
 
Ok thanks all. Yes I liaised with John. It seems both would work and I was wondering if practically speaking it was better to have bigger ( or “exact fit”) based on real-life experience.
Also my floor is tiles. Would it still be possible to move a bit the speakers if needed with the podium in place?


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tobes
436 posts
 
My Podiums arrived and I installed them last night.
Interestingly one of the first things I noticed was the greater depth perspective and placement of performers/instruments in depth and in relation to each other. 
Probably the most important improvement is in tonal discrimination and clarifying of small details - you start to notice all manner of things in familiar music. 
These are preliminary impressions so far but hard to hear this as anything but an emphatic improvement.
I posted some pictures in another thread elsewhere if any ATC owner is interested how they look - I'll add these to my Audiogon system in due course. 
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