Townshend Springs under Speakers

grannyring,
I agree with your assessment of the performance of the Sistrum platforms which I also use. I would be curious to hear the Townshend platforms, but right now, that's a bridge too far. I do still thing that the Sistrums are pretty amazing.

Yes they are and keep enjoying them! Just different flavors of great tasting ice cream. Often comes down to personal preference and system/room synergy. Many variables as we know. 

If you look at the Townshend videos on You Tube there is one in a convention hall..and after they suddenly Cutaway from Jumping Jack Flash they show the speakers side by side..One speaker on the podium and one on points...there is 0 noise on either display. No seismic noise that day? No mechanical noise that day? No noise from HVAC no trains or planes or automobiles that day in a convention hall in a big city in England??? Wouldn’t there be environmental noise on the display at idle..so buy a $1400 platform that protects you from none of those occurrences..Now it may offer you a noise solution from playing rugby or basketball in your audio room.

The points appear to be generic like those that come packed with some Klipsch speakers compared to a $1400 platform..Great story telling and editing but they missed the 1 eye found.
Tom

But as owners consistently say, we love how they make our systems sound. What else is more important here? 

They say the same about the Sistrum products..I have been trying for years to have a qualified reviewer do a shootout between racks and or  platforms..The only one that came even close was Norm Luttbeg of Stereotimes..He ran the gambit with many including active laboratory platforms that were 5k each then Stillpoints and then the Sistrum platforms. Tom