Isoacoustics Orea vs Townshend Seismic Pod on Components

MC-Actually I was tempted to say exactly that. Townshend Seismic Podiums are 4 times better? But I don’t know that for sure. There is a debate between active devices like the podiums and passive ones like SRA platforms, etc.

This video is what really sold me.

Is it just me, or is bolting equipment into a rack so that everything is physically attached in the tightest possible manner a really bad idea?

Yea, real bad idea. Probably the worst is to stack one on top of the other. 

An option I found works very well is to put the whole rack on Townshend Seismic Corners. The effect is substantial, and similar to isolating each component with 4 pods. Having done this then subsequently isolating individual components makes no difference.  So the cost saving is potentially substantial.

Prior to having done this I found the Townshend pods much better than the Isoacoustic Orea on components. To be honest the latter made no difference to the sound. The Gaia feet on the speakers on the other hand were transformative.

Yours is the second post I've read where no difference in sound was heard with the Oreas for your components. I had the complete opposite results which parallel the ones some say they got with the Pods, and I'm not alone on this.

All the best,
Nonoise