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Isolation question. Monitor on Subwoofer

Just curious...

I have 2 subs, and due to space limits i have been thinking about going with Monitors and putting them on the subwoofers.

Here is my idea, if anyone knows if this will not work please let me know why.

Subwoofer on spikes.
On top of subwoofer either a marble or granite slab. Felt beneath the slab to keep it from scratching the top of the sub.
Monitor speakers coupled on small custom built stands (possibly built to hold sand or leadshot) to achieve the correct height, spikes on the stand which would sit on the granite above the subwoofer

Would this achieve decent isolation between the monitor and subwoofer? I see alot of speakers with built in subwoofers, or other types of speakers with the fullrange box and monitor on top, (GMA Continuims, Watt/puppy, etc)

Thoughts on this from you Coupleing/Isolation Guru's?

Would this do a decent job of isolation or should i look into other methods?
slappy
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Missed him by that much!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2vZonSDUgk
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Well Rick and Miller I still stand by my advice that I gave to Slappy 17 years..the Sistrum and Audiopoints are still most effective. Tom
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Standing athwart history, good man!  ;)
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Again, you are invited to show us at the "gathering".
I'll be the first to admit I am a budget driven audiophile, when offered something triple or more the cost - it had better deliver better performance.

At least two of us are on board for technologies that produce better performance, such as isolation devices, or vibration control devices, whichever way you slice it, superior engineering practices used for the purpose of playback.

We are aware these aren't just superficial tweaks, these are as substantial as swapping into magnetic ride suspension from leaf springs.

I would like you to be proven right, you are passionate about the product, and I know it's a long way, however I'd like to know??
Can you have your stuff shipped? I will meet you half way, I'll pay for return shipping, in the exact shipping materials you send them in.
I tried some lower end stuff, and I returned them without fail, this is a friendly challenge, you're not being ignored. However there is a standard that is making headway, Townshend has been selling from reports in the forum.

If your technology is indeed superior, are you certain you don't want it known?
It will be a toe to toe match, no mistake, we'll be very open with our opinions on everything we hear, across the board.



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Ship em to Rick. He can bring them and we can all compare together in August. Rick is going to move my whole system out onto the deck where Krissy and I will sip Pina colada watching the hummingbirds and relaxing while Rick sets everything up and compares springs, Pods, Podiums, speakers, cables, power cords, DACs, amps....caps, wire, direction of wire, cable elevators, rubber bands, Schumann generators.... circuit breaker panels, AC outlets, AC wire, wall board, sheet rock, carpet.... records, CDs, Hot Stampers, and streamers. If after all that Rick says the Sistrum is the bomb that is good enough for me.   

Oh, and in the interests of the OP we will even try all these different things on a rack and compare to how they sound on a sub. 
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