Thank you @mitch2 and @MC for your thoughtful responses. I really appreciate your assistance!
I believe that the original Verity speaker lines came with spikes, but a few years ago, Verity designed this platform and included it as standard equipment (at least on the higher-end models). I purchased my Amadis second-hard and the platforms came with it, so there's no additional outlay of money as I own it now. The question is whether I want to trust the default engineered isolation bases or experiment with other platform options.
Earlier in the thread, @grannyring mentioned that he had achieved good results from Star Sound platforms, particularly in the area of instrument separation. This is of great interest to me, as I listen to a lot of the major symphonic orchestras from the 1950s-70s, and find that the brass sections tend to blend into an undifferentiated mass. Some system tweaks have allowed me to make some headway with the string sections, but success with the horns has been elusive.
My amp and digital equipment use a hodgepodge of isolation solutions: DIY rollerblocks, Nordost SortKone and Isoacoustics,
So in terms of achieving better instrument separation, does someone have thoughts on what to prioritize?
-Speaker isolation (Townshend Podiums or Star Sound) (or stay with default platforms)
-Equipment isolation (Townshend pods)
-Townshend F1 speaker cable.