Footers under new speakers

@ OP "heavy shag carpet and padding over a cement slab floor"

why bother? additional pads help to reduce motion to the floor, which is not possible to shake in this case 

@trecool99 How can there be a Back Lash, when Companies are taking on the ideas of enthusiasts.

Companies in general adds a little bling and put into a Sales Spiel the great results that have been attained.

AT 616 - SolidTech - Gaia - Townsends all offer much of s Muchness, but Home Designs will produce the same much of a Muchness.

For other Air Suspension Options there is the Furniture Lifting Air Bags referred to in other Posts in the Thread, these are ideal substitutes for an Inner Tube, and might have been the Air Reservoir used in older design if the Air Bags were easy to acquire.

The intention is to Capture and dissipate Amplitude, and more that one material is usually the better option, I refer to it as Multi Tiers.

Try any device above used in conjunction with a Resin Impregnated Densified Wood Board and there will be betterment added to the Amplitude Management do the same for Two Tiers and again something further as a betterment will be added.

It is really down to the assemblers knowledge of materials that are able to be used, and footer/separator designs that are to work best in a very unique environment.

There is not a Ubiquitous Answer on how a End Sound is able to be tidied up to the point it is quite impressive. Each Audio System Owner will also have their own preference for what is perceived as a Tidied Up End Sound.

Each listening space and the Listener Occupying it, offers a own unique Pattern for the Migration of Ambient Energies Amplitude and Unique End Result for what is considered a improved space due to managing energy designs adopted.      

@pindac I hear ya.  It was meant in jest.  The Townshend are beautiful and aesthetically designed to justify their asking price.

@trecool99 Its 30+ Celsius in the UK, the Control Centre is Struggling in the Furnace.

@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.