This thread is
going off the rails on a crazy train
Who 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.
