Townshend Seismic Isolation Podium

Quite a bit of discussion here

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/speaker-isolation-experience-with-townshend-seismic-isolation...

millercarbon
If you understand it then maybe you’ll be able to explain it to me. Because it sure seems not to work. At all. So bad in fact that when I did a demo one time the person noticed the sound got worse the minute I lifted the CD player up off the cones. In other words the instant it was isolated and decoupled the sound got worse. So can you explain how worse is better?

>>>>>Ha, Ha! That’s funny! Good one! 🤡

@millercarbon 

I think the sound got worse because the cones were providing an  effective damping of internal equipment resonances.  Isolation would never have addressed that.  I agree with your observation and feel there is a place for both coupling and isolation applications.  I find BDR and Golden Sound DH cones to be very effective.  But I've also seen a nice positive impact from Gaia feet under my speakers.

I bought the Podiums for my Treo's, but the outrigger feet didn't fit in the area my speakers reside.
So, I put my Ayre KX-R preamp on it.
It definitely cleaned up the sound. Everything sounded cleaner, and more articulated.
I went and bought the Pods for my amps, but haven't gotten around to installing them, as I am waiting to get new subs- and they are going to have the Sound Bars under them.
Bob

News Flash! Cones are couplers and cones are isolators! They’re two mints in one! 👯‍♀️