I played it too. Never really got good at it.
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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No grannyring I am not a Townshend dealer- or any other for that matter. It is like Whart laid out, they have one, but not much of a one, and people wind up going direct. Not that you need to apologize for anything but thanks again, appreciate the sentiment. What has happened, we have been talking about it. Hate to be mysterious and confusing but it really is like Mia said and all kidding aside it really is quite tiresome. Not you of course but a lot of em. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQh4YRw9H8&t=160s |
stringreen, I might be the only person who doesn't know who you are referring to when you said this: "I have witnessed the respect and difference of a once real poster on these pages go into the dumps. Too bad.... Its all about attitude... I won't be listening anymore." You seem really upset so I'm wondering who it is. |
This thread is
going off the rails on a crazy trainWho cares if MC is working on a business deal....people do it all the time. If he is, he will tell the world about it when he is ready.....big whoop. What are the damages? Are there really people here who don't realize that buying stuff solely on the basis of over the top recommendations on an audio forum is a crapshoot at best - caveat emptor. Does everyone really need a head lemming? The main things I got out of this thread are that some people like their speakers spiked to the floor, some like them decoupled using springs, and there will be no consensus - shocker. The Townshend products are basically springs, but their refined design offers an easy-to-use solution and relieves the consumer of the need to determine the proper spring size, spring constant, and method of damping needed for individual springs to effectively work with their speakers/equipment - and for that the buyer pays a hefty premium. I agree with MC on the benefit of using springs under my speakers, but I surely didn't run out and buy fractal wire because he said it sounded good. On the plus side, I did find it entertaining that the old spike vs. decouple argument gave Robert the opportunity to write another treatise and try to educate us on the one true path. Normal people wouldn't understand. |
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