In my system it stays in the speakers. At least for the bass range. Before the podiums (Magico spikes to floor) i felt the bass through my floor (wood on concrete) after the podiums i do not feel anything through the floor only through the air. You kind of miss the floor based boom at first but its really a fake effect, good for sound effects but not something i experience at live acoustic concerts
others with more knowldge of springs (Geoff?) may comment on whether the setup transmits higher frequencies, it may
recognize all of this is with a very inert cabinet design, and no ports on my Magico Q3s.
Ps agear. Nice room, mine is a similar size and likewise complex design albeit a more traditional Art Noxon design for sound isolation and bass response, despite the small size it works well and behaves as yours seems to really disappearing into the recorded acoustic
I guess the question is what makes the speaker more efficient in propagating energy as sound. It would be interesting to take dB measurements to see if you achieve the same room filling sound as lower settings on your VC. That is what I have discovered with my SS racks (and room). I have gotten profound results even with cheesy, Craigslist grade speakers. One speakers designer I had over claimed that a $75 Pioneers on Starsound apprentice stands sounded better than many 10k audiophile speakers he had heard.
Magicos cabinets are engineered better than most and could well highlight the Townsend gear better. It would be interesting to see its effects on the typical painted Chinese MDF.
The room was a lot of fun to create but the formal reveal is still pending. Clement Perry from Stereotimes is coming to review it once my system fiddling is complete.
You put a lot of energy and $ into your beautiful room and that was very smart. My younger brother lives in Portland. If I visit in the near future, I will have to swing by for a listen.
