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Has anyone had experiences good or bad with speaker isolation or isolation in general ?

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i have been enjoying buying and listening to hifi for some 35 years now and have seen many items come and go.I have also been interested in the audio cable discussions and i agree that cables do make a difference how much of a difference is a very individual, and a system dependent situation. There has been nothing that has got me so excited and improved the sound of my system that has ever made me want to really share it with fellow audiophiles until i started to try various isolation products.With so much choice from affordable to very expensive i found the hole subject very confusing and i did not know where to start. After trying lots of various products all shapes and sizes with very different results i decided to read reviews which is something i do not usually do to get some advise.I read a review on the Townshend audio seismic podiums they are isolation platforms that go under your speakers .This company is very famous for isolation ideas and have been around some 50 years based here in the UK they also had a factory in the USA back in the 1980s. I contacted Nick at Emporium hifi  and he agreed to install a pair for me so i could have a listen. My speakers are sound-lab dynastats which i use in quite a small room but with the adjustments give a nice sound. After installing the podiums we both sat down with jaws hitting the floor these podium things completely transformed the sound of my system to absolute perfection. After all this time trying various products under my equipment i have now isolated my speakers and the sound quality is exactly what i believe we all are chasing, my sound-labs are now transparent no more bass problems i have just got one big 3D sound stage the dynastats are now very open with deeper much better bass everything is perfect. I now believe isolating your loudspeakers is the first port of call i was so impressed by the Townshend audio seismic products i now sell them as i have never come across anything that has given my system such a great upgrade , the sound is the same as before but now its just so much better its playing deeper bass but tighter much more resolution and no boom , the midrange is so much more human sounding realistic and spacious with the top end so refined and perfect , is anyone using podiums and had the same experiences i would love to hear from you thank you john 
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cellcbern
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to toddverrone:

With a heavy speaker like my Merlins (85 lbs. ea.) they are rock solid stable on carpet.  With a much lighter speaker I don't know.  However the rubber base of the Gaia prevents the footer from sliding so I use corian boards with large felt discs on the bottom on my wood floor just so I can slide them around.  On carpet, a wood, corian, marble, glass, granite, etc. board by itself would provide an even surface and allow you to slide the speakers.  The photo of the Kef Blades at the Isoacoustics website, for example, shows a glass or acrylic board between the Gaia footers and the carpet:

http://www.isoacoustics.com/products/gaia-series/



 
mains OP
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kennythekey,

please email me on johnhannant2016@hotmail.com i will help you sought your subs out kind regards john
mains OP
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hi todveronne,

Before you spend any money try the Townshend audio speaker bars they retail for around 1000gbp but can be found cheaper from where i purchased my Townshend Podiums regards john
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@geoffkait - Can you please recommend to me the products that can be placed on top of the cables at roughly the same places as the discs,that you sell, maybe i can then place the mpingo discs on top of the equipment to see if the results are better, or i wonder if i should keep with the mpingos threw out the system, if i win the lottery i would like to use all the Shun Mook products as they are working in my system, have you any experience with the rest of the Shun Mook range please,all your help is very much appreciated.

Geez, you aren’t asking for much. 😛 I have 30 products these days. I recommend ALL of them. I prefer not to get into games like is thing better than that thing as that can serve no real purpose.

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hi geoff,
I completely understand, i will stay with the mpingo discs they seem to be doing a good job, they have found a permanent place in my system along with the Townshend seismic isolation products,
The ball bearings have replaced the RDC cones on the Townshend Seismic Platforms, more air detail resolution, since including the podiums my system is so much more transparent to tweaks and changes 
The sound quality is exceptional for quite a modestly priced system, proper speaker isolation has really put me on a path to great things, 
My advice is try the Townshend Podiums or the cheaper adjustable speaker bars, if your speakers are spiked your are not getting anywhere near the best out of your system 
In fact you are introducing vibrations threw the floor, walls, rack into your electronics and back into the speakers themselves adding Townshend Audio Seismic Podiums is a real ear opener its far from subtle audition a pair to hear what your system is capable of.
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