@sls883 @buellrider97 John Hannant is who I dealt with. Because Townshend sells on A'gon, they notice when they're discussed on fora. I had good experiences with John for purchasing and also advice. I trust him and another Colorado friend bought two large sets of podiums and was very satisfied.
Footers under new speakers
Hi , I’m seeking advice regarding footers and/or platforms under my speakers. I purchased Tekton Double Impact’s and have heavy shag carpet and padding over a cement slab floor. House is 35 years old, cement is thick and well cured. I’m from that old mindset of spikes into cement and I am looking for an improvement. I’ve looked online at Gaia footers and Herbie's Studded Giant Gliders. I emailed Herbie’s and specifically inquired about the studded gliders alone on the DI’s over carpet. I asked about stability and was told the speakers were “ heavy enough “. Unfortunately I just set up the DI’s temporarily to get a little break in time. They are without any footers upright on my carpet. At 115 lbs the speaker does about zero to compress the carpet. I understand weight Vs footprint is abysmal but they won’t even stand straight. I’ll probably put the spikes on for a bit until I formulate a plan. But my first concern is that Herbie’s gliders alone are not enough and due to the minimum cost of the speakers I am struggling with purchasing Gaia’s footers and footer spikes. The seismic stands look exceptional, but I’m trying to be frugal. So I’m looking for suggestions like, gliders or dots with or without spikes on wood / stone plinths spiked to the floor. My goal is to try some sort decoupling (Gliders / Springs / Dots) AND eliminate the need of having to rely on the carpet being compressed. And yes I have cheap speakers and seek a cheap solution, so I get that limitation. Unfortunately I can’t afford Tannoy’s or Fynes to compliment my 180 watt tube mono blocs for at least a year. Cheers , Mike B.
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@sls883 , yes I received an email from him also, he must have reached out due to our conversation. I see @hilde45 comments regarding this person which gives us both confirmation of legitimacy. FWIW the Orange Buell in my bio pic was a 2000M2, it replaced my 1997M1. It was originally built by the race shop at H-D of Modesto as they ran the Battle-Twin races back in the day. It was based on stock Buell lower with https://millennium-technologies.com/ Nikasil 1250cc cylinders. Had late model Sportster heads reworked to support 8K rev limiter. When I received in a trade I had Chris Rivas ( Worlds Faster Bagger ), go through the cylinders and heads. On a Dynjet it was about 115 rwhp on pump gas. Had stock final drive gearing and a slightly larger rear tire. Ran to about 155 mph before the limiter kicked in , and was still pulling. Had a D&D race pipe , Olhins, Works Performance, Race Tech suspension and brakes. Also had a stage I 2000 Road King, sold em 2 years ago. |
@tomcarr , Yes I agree with you as that’s what I’ve historically done. I remember a project with a friend where we obtained big metal stands that were copies of Sound Anchors , and had a pair of Westlake BBSM-15’s with a horizontal array on top and big sharp spikes into the cement through the carpet. They were so heavy it was absolutely into the concrete. I’ve rolled that way from the beginning for floor standers. Or big near field monitors on stands with spikes. But after reading all the positive feedback over that past few years I’m setting out to hear for myself. If it wasn’t for moisture concerns I’d throw down a couple big cement or granite slabs. But I need breathability. I have a 40 gun 500 lb steel safe and I had to move it out to the garage due to moisture wicking. I’m going to install the factory spikes today , and listen for a couple days. That will be my base opinion and I’ll go from there. I’ll try a couple footer / pedestal configurations with wood and maybe stone. Then spikes on that , followed by some form of cheaper decoupling methods. If I keep getting improvements I’ll try the platforms. One I’m being frugal and half the joy is finding out. I’m really appreciative of the respectful and insightful input. Thank you , Mike B. |
@knockknock12 , Thank you they have my interest too. Any recommendation in size for the 115lb Tektons would be appreciated. Cheers , Mike B |
I can give me experience with Townshend podiums. My situation is having my speakers on a second story wood framed construction with carpet. I was getting bass modes and transmission issues via the floor. I tried spikes, no spikes, gliders, limestone bases with spikes and no spikes. Nothing worked except the Townshend podiums which actually decoupled the speakers from the floor. |
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