Townshend Springs under Speakers


I was very interested, especially with all the talk.   I brought the subject up on the Vandersteen forum site, and Richard Vandersteen himself weighed in.   As with everything, nothing is perfect in all circumstances.  If the floor is wobbly, springs can work, if the speaker is on solid ground, 3 spikes is preferred.
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Anyone ever try suspending their speakers from the ceiling or used a similar isolation system?
Why don’t I try it for myself, you ask?
Because at this time it isn’t that important in my life to.
That is why I’m being lazy and asking others if they had...
@thecarpathian 

“ Anyone ever try suspending their speakers from the ceiling “

Yup... I had at one time an array of four , then six ,  Quad ESL57 statics 
suspended on steel cables from the ceiling beams of our converted warehouse apartment in Tobacco Dock London :0}
How did that work out?
Ah, I now see edgyhassle is currently using a similar system...
sure; the year was 1976, the speakers were Bose 901’s.

https://www.tonepublications.com/review/we-review-the-bose-901/

my daughter was 9 months old and crawling all over, so i hung them from the ceiling. hanging 901’s was not unheard of. 901’s had their attributes, and their shortcomings too. but for my lifestyle at that time it was perfect.

in the context of today’s better speakers, the 901’s sucked big time. but for me i was having the time of my life. wish i was "right there" again.