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That’s a very practical policy actually since nobody who spends time discussing anything of consequence with Gk is likely to buy his wares though his explanations must have surely made his 4th grade science teachers head spin.   Saves everyone a lot of embarrassment.  🏆

mapman
13,588 posts
08-06-2016 12:27pm
That’s a very practical policy actually since nobody who spends time discussing anything of consequence with Gk is likely to buy his wares though his explanations must have surely made his 4th grade science teachers head spin. Saves everyone a lot of embarrassment. 🏆

One wonders what that little emoticon is at the end of your post, Grasshopper. My guess it’s a trophy you gave yourself for the most posts on Agon that don’t actually say anything. Either that or it’s a trophy for the best impersonation of a real engineer.  ;-) (sarcasm emoticon)

have a nice day

No it was for you Gk. 👏 Saves you having to give yourself one.

My words of wisdom for today is anyone who spends time worrying about how seismic waves will affect their hifi, Walkman or whatever one listens to probably has bigger issues to address first.

ps regarding your comments on lack of science I for one have no problem with references to known and published science (e.g. use of springs to manage seismic interference, even Mr Kait's citing of Sheldrake to support some of his tweaks), it's the stuff I've never heard of before that I expect people to be able to provide some back up for. WIthout a source it's hard to attach any credibility for or against

Folk, my point about science was in reference to specific experiments and measurable results.  I have seen no data from Mr. Kait demonstrating the effects of spring isolation on speakers for example.  None.  Yes, there are historical references to springs and seismic "interference" but what does this have to do with audio?  The onus is on  him to prove his point with reproducible data.  

Adding the Townshend Podiums had somewhat of a similar effect in the bass range. The immediate effect seems to be that the speakers are LESS efficient. i.e. it "sounds" less loud at the same volume setting. But quickly you realize that this is the removal of the floor borne boom that I described in a prior post. I find then that some tracks that had been limited by a bass distortion (e.g. a resonance or boom) could now be turned up a couple of notches without any issues.

So overall I cannot make any conclusion as to whether the Townshend kit has made my speaker more efficient in absolute terms, all I can say is that it helps get the speaker/room interface out of the way and lets you hear what is on the track irrespective of volume level

Your room boom and whatnot may be more of an energy management issue within the room itself and not a deficiency of spikes, etc.  Furthermore, if you view a speaker/room as a musical instrument (like a violin), you don't want to isolate or dampen energy.  You want to harness it correctly, like this:

http://http//toneacoustics.com

I supposed you could use a spring or Townsend like device for a cello, but it would kill the music.  Now isolating the actual stage from seismic juju with springs is an exciting concept.  Maybe that would improve the entire orchestral performance....;)  

My words of wisdom for today is anyone who spends time worrying about how seismic waves will affect their hifi, Walkman or whatever one listens to probably has bigger issues to address first.

Mapman, that is a ringer.  Bravo.  I had a good belly laugh over that one.