@pindac I hear ya. It was meant in jest. The Townshend are beautiful and aesthetically designed to justify their asking price.
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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@trecool99 Its 30+ Celsius in the UK, the Control Centre is Struggling in the Furnace.
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@westcoastaudiophile , Hi not sure I understand your question/comment. Why bother with the podiums ? FWIT I previously had JBL near fields on Sound Anchor spiked stands. They stood 4 1/2 ‘ and a combined weight of 100 lbs, they were spiked. I then had Zu Omens Spiked with great results. I thought there might be more with the ZU’s so I used 4” walnut slabs spiked to floor with the ZU’s on top various ways and it was a total flop. After some talk with Sean Casey at Zu he concluded that the back pressure sitting just above the carpet played well with the speaker / tube amp interaction . So this thread is with Tekton DI’s and carpet for now. I’ve read for considerable time about improvements with uncoupling and wanted to try. I tried the Tektons unspiked on the carpet , then spiked, then spiked with 10lb dumbbells on top to get rid of the cabinet resonance that occurred when I added the spikes. Now I have the Townsends and they took 1 day to settle. The SQ improvement is absolutely astounding. And I don’t have bias confirmation with my play things. I recently let go of my Harley’s and my snow skis and my road bike due to age. I reached my peak with my firearms hobby and cut the herd to about 30, with my class III stuff having to reside in a friendly state. I’m a definite Mid Fi guy and way out of my league here. As soon as I get my wife her new kitchen I can play stereo and dedicate some time and money to learn and enjoy. I won’t be able to try my recently acquired and upgraded 180 wpc tube amps until after this damn kitchen remodel. The flooring guy was here today and I asked about wool Berber to replace my existing shag rug , I had sticker shock. I might be on wood here too ! Please excuse me if I come across too blunt , I’m smiling. Regards, Mike B. |
The following is extracted from the recent Magico - Townsend Thread. " I actually started my most recent investigation into vibration by installing and seismograph in my home (on the same slab of concrete as are my speakers) and the vibrations are very surprising and consistent with changes in sound quality at night and on weekends. Also, I can see the effects vibrations transmitted to the speakers and the dampening of the Townshend podiums. I can hear the very obvious improvement. So, at least for me not Kool Aid. " Since investigating Seismic Activity, when the World Stopped during COVID Lock Down, this was the period when Seismic Recording were at their all time low, Mother Earth and the Flora / Fauna was the main influence, not Human Activities. A once in a life time optimisation for those concerned about Ambient Energies and Amplitude being Transferred through structures and then into Supporting Equipment used for propping Audio Systems. |
I am currently using ViaBlue footers under my 140lb Legacy Focus XD's. I left the shallow spikes on them and those settle into the footers. You can push the speakers and they wiggle similar as to how the Townsend podiums do. I have not seen anywhere in this thread anyone using these. I don't know how they compare to the others, but my speakers have outstanding bass definition. Image well and seem to have a well defined soundstage. FWIW. |
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