Townshend Isolation Products.

Breaking news (anyway, experience from last night).  

I bought new speakers.  they sounded excellent on my Townsend platforms.  I took them off to try them coupled to the floor and while they were off I ordered some new feet for them.  they stayed on the floor a few days and just seemed to get harsher and harsher.  I thought "what have I done, my ears are starting to hear the harshness now.  these speakers will have to go."   

Last night I put them back on the platforms and I haven't heard a single harsh note since.  I was reminded how pleasantly surprised I was when I put the platforms under my old speakers.   One of the major tweeks I've made--at least major results.

Jerry

These are great products that really work. I love that the platform is designed to the weight and size of the component. I already had Symposium under the speakers otherwise I would totally look into Townshend. 

Using the Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums under my speakers was a revelation: the music sounded completely freed from the loudspeakers: clearer more dynamic bass, more open midrange and an expanded well defined soundstage.

I had previously tried several other speaker isolation products but the Townshend are in a class by themselves. I use their isolation products under all my electronics with similar gains in SQ. Well worth the expense. 

I balanced a nickel on top of each speaker facing the listening position.  Then I gave the Hartley Reference a real workout...tri-amped with 24" woofers.

The nickels never moved, they stayed put for over a month and then I got tired of looking at them.

Regards,

barts

@barts It has to be a wooden nickel….

Congrats on Hartley - store i worked at sold Hartley subs and drivers long ago in the golden age….