RONBOCO, sorry I was preoccupied for a couple of days. I currently have Tidal Akiras that should be my end game speakers. My wife scoffs when I say it, but I think it's true. The Tidals resolve at a much higher level than the Rockport Cygnus, which is not to condem the brand, but more the characteristics of that model. After my debacle of buying brand new Wilson Sasha 2s the Cygnus was a great pathway back to "fun to listen to and engaging sound". The Akira's have caused me to upgrade almost every aspect of my system as they reveal so much of their electrnic diet. They are 350 pounds and are on 80 pound stainless steel outrigger arms, so I'm thinking of going with the South Korean company's HIFI STAY triple swing spikes to decouple them from the floor. I am a flawed audiophile as I want my gear to look cool, and while the Townshend bases made the older style Cygnus look better, I am loath to discard 160 pounds of super polished stainless steel outrigger arms. I'm finacially exhuasted so decoupling has to wait.
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@buellrider97 "...Of those that have Townshend products on carpet, have you tried spikes under the pods ?..." I’d pose this to John Hannant of Townshend. I would guess that would not be good. I have a set and if I remember correctly they have kind of pads on the bottom that are also dampening. He will know and give an honest answer..
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An interesting article. I do disagree with misconception number 6. The minuscule displacement number he mentioned can only apply to a tweeter. The midrange and woofer drivers move vastly more than this. Of course cabinet can still vibrate with spikes or any other type of coupler /decoupler but I believe the pistonic motion of the larger drivers can have an impact on the sound when decouplers cause the drivers to not perform as they should because the whole speaker is moving. |
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