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Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend!

OK, I have elevated my belief in isolation.  For the first time I feel I have entered the Hi Fidelity zone.  About 3 weeks ago I purchased the Townshend Speaker Bars.  My muddy bass cleaned up, I have better imaging, clarity, precision, speed and focus.  My buddy who is not not into HiFi but has followed my adventures, was blown away.  He said, "OK, now I get why you do this."  Best money spent! 

Denon DL160 (re-tipped by Soundsmith) > Thorens TD150 > McIntosh 8900 > ALK Extreme Slope in Klipsch Belles.  Just another step in the long journey, but a Giant Step for my enjoyment.  My system took a large enough step forward that I am drawn into listening to all of my 2K plus albums again just to enjoy them in a new way. Great people to deal with too, even with Brexit messing things up.  Highly recommended!
I am not associated with them in any way, just want to pass it on.
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tobes
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I've ordered some Townshend Podiums for my ATC SCM100ASL towers.
Will be interested to hear how they improve on the Herbies Giant Gliders I'm currently using. 
The Podiums need to impress at >10 times the cost of the Herbies footers.
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Haha - hope so.
I actually had a better reaction to the Herbies footers than the Isoacoustics Gaia 1 footers - though I didn't have them together at the same time for a more contemporaneous comparison.
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goose520 posts08-20-2021 12:27amI compared the gliders to the podiums and agree with millercarbon
That's good to hear, I'm looking forward to receiving my Podiums (waiting on shipment from UK).
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@benzman
Yes, getting the size 4 podiums, the SCM100 towers come in at 68kg and have a fairly large footprint.
Have increased anticipation with all the strong endorsements.

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My Podiums arrived and I installed them last night.
Interestingly one of the first things I noticed was the greater depth perspective and placement of performers/instruments in depth and in relation to each other. 
Probably the most important improvement is in tonal discrimination and clarifying of small details - you start to notice all manner of things in familiar music. 
These are preliminary impressions so far but hard to hear this as anything but an emphatic improvement.
I posted some pictures in another thread elsewhere if any ATC owner is interested how they look - I'll add these to my Audiogon system in due course. 
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Your speakers fit perfect!!
Yes, that was fortuitous - the bottom plinth of the SCM100 tower is 427mm wide and the size 4 Podium is 430mm, so a nice fit.
I'll check out the Pat Metheny album.
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