Thiel Owners

jafant - thanks for the referral back to page 59. Seems there are always ways to make things better, if we can find and afford them.

tomthiel

My pleasure to assist your inquiry.

Happy Listening!

I am reminded of the other part of the can of worms when coupling to the floor - what the floor itself sounds like. A cello, washtub bass, etc. actually play the floor, but we don't want the speaker to play the floor. I like the idea of isolation feet or platforms that decouple from the floor, while still providing rigid non-recoil. A conundrum. What products out there come close to filling that bill? No springs or sponge. Yes to decoupled rigidity. Any thoughts?

tomthiel

There are no shortage(s) of Isolation products for loudspeaker improvement.  Reading across other Audio forums, original Thiel Outriggers and Sound Anchor receives the most praise.

IsoAcoustics and Townsend platforms are another modern option.
The possibilities are end-less. All of my auditions were conducted in carpet over slab rooms. I have not heard any Thiel loudspeaker on hard-wood flooring to date.

Happy Listening! 

For Thiel speakers placed on pad- and carpet-covered plywood floors (on 16" centers), is there any consensus that it is better to couple the speakers to the floor using spikes or better to decouple the speakers from the floor using springs or similar isolation products. Or is it simply a matter of choice based on the "sound" of the floor and the user's preference for tighter but leaner bass versus looser but fuller-sounding bass?