Townshend Isolation Products.

The next upgrade I'm going to be doing is changing my internal wire from the silver plated OFC to OCC single crystal and I'm also going to cryo the crossover.

Breaking news (anyway, experience from last night).  

I bought new speakers.  they sounded excellent on my Townsend platforms.  I took them off to try them coupled to the floor and while they were off I ordered some new feet for them.  they stayed on the floor a few days and just seemed to get harsher and harsher.  I thought "what have I done, my ears are starting to hear the harshness now.  these speakers will have to go."   

Last night I put them back on the platforms and I haven't heard a single harsh note since.  I was reminded how pleasantly surprised I was when I put the platforms under my old speakers.   One of the major tweeks I've made--at least major results.

Jerry

These are great products that really work. I love that the platform is designed to the weight and size of the component. I already had Symposium under the speakers otherwise I would totally look into Townshend. 

Using the Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums under my speakers was a revelation: the music sounded completely freed from the loudspeakers: clearer more dynamic bass, more open midrange and an expanded well defined soundstage.

I had previously tried several other speaker isolation products but the Townshend are in a class by themselves. I use their isolation products under all my electronics with similar gains in SQ. Well worth the expense. 

I balanced a nickel on top of each speaker facing the listening position.  Then I gave the Hartley Reference a real workout...tri-amped with 24" woofers.

The nickels never moved, they stayed put for over a month and then I got tired of looking at them.

Regards,

barts