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Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend!

OK, I have elevated my belief in isolation.  For the first time I feel I have entered the Hi Fidelity zone.  About 3 weeks ago I purchased the Townshend Speaker Bars.  My muddy bass cleaned up, I have better imaging, clarity, precision, speed and focus.  My buddy who is not not into HiFi but has followed my adventures, was blown away.  He said, "OK, now I get why you do this."  Best money spent! 

Denon DL160 (re-tipped by Soundsmith) > Thorens TD150 > McIntosh 8900 > ALK Extreme Slope in Klipsch Belles.  Just another step in the long journey, but a Giant Step for my enjoyment.  My system took a large enough step forward that I am drawn into listening to all of my 2K plus albums again just to enjoy them in a new way. Great people to deal with too, even with Brexit messing things up.  Highly recommended!
I am not associated with them in any way, just want to pass it on.
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vinylshadow
498 posts
 
I hear ya about your back. I definitely am not looking forward to lifting each 140 pound speakers onto the podiums.

Fortunately I have that inflatable 500 pound air lift bag so that might help me. Although, I may leave the spikes on initially to tip the speakers right side up and slip the podium underneath, then tip the left side up and skid the podium under. Then take all spikes off. Or maybe take the right spikes off and leave the left ones on as a pivot and slide the podium under and over to the left spikes. Hmmm.

Sticking pods under the 4 corners of my 140 pound sub should be easier since they have small spikes that I’ll remove 1 at a time.
goose
697 posts
 
I solved the scratching problem with my speakers on the Townshend podiums.  I attached self stick adhesive moving gliders on the bottom of my speakers before I lifted onto the podiums.  Granted my speakers are only 100 lbs. each but they worked like a champ.  They are 1 3/4 inches in diameter and I didn't use the speaker spikes.
vinylshadow
498 posts
 
That's a great idea.

I have plastic furniture sliders that came with furry elastic "socks" to go over them.

I'll have to figure out a way to incorporate their use!
prof
3,474 posts
 

BTW, for the heck of it I tried the Nobsound-like spring footers under my tube amps.
Zero impact on the sound.  Which makes sense to me.  If they were going to pick up any vibrations it would likely happen if placed in the room with the speakers.  But all my amp/source equipment is in a separate room down the hall from my speakers.
sokogear
1,097 posts
 
I put a Symposium Segue Stealth Platform under my KEF R500s because the height of the platforms exactly matched the height of the KEF supplied spikes/discs. I did not want to alter the height of the drivers at all, which would definitely change the sound. Townshend would have necessitated that (plus Segues were a good bit less $$).

The sound improvement was immediately noticeable. Much clearer, seemed to clean up sound that was audible but not definable and more precise. They keep the isolation and height the spikes provide because or the multiple layers within the Segues and they transfer the vibration out of the cabinet to my suspended wood floor. Well worth the investment. I could put rollerblocks under them, which would make them float and give some more isolation, but that would raise them, which would change the sound from what KEF intended.
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