Footers under new speakers

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.

@fthompson251 , Wow ! Your system is amazing and way above my level. I was not aware of the Viablue products so thank you. The “ Wiggle Factor “ is totally out of my comfort zone too. My speakers are 54” tall and 115 lbs , and Un spiked on my carpet had about the same wiggle factor. However with the Townsends I’ve leveled them with a bubble level and now settled, they come back to zero when I manually wiggle them. I’m still not clear on the Townsends if they hang or push within the pods. Out of the comments I’ve received from people that have actually used them the vast majority are very pleased. I have cheap speakers compared to most and I had a huge improvement. There’s a thread that just started by a Magico owner and I would imagine that with a speaker that well engendered and at that price point would experience a lesser improvement. All I can say is , I was skeptical until I took the plunge and tried them. FWIW the price is received  from Townsend was comparable to Gaia and Auva with almost all that tried those against Townsend preferring Townsend. I’m not going to turn into a Fan Boy and preach the You Must Have mantra. By the same respect I dislike blanket statements like “ Power cords do not make an improvement “. I do believe that everything is system dependent and we can generalize but never be absolute. So thank you for sharing and if I had your gear my neighbors would certainly hear it. Cheers , Mike B. 

@buellrider97  To be clear the wiggle I have with the speakers mounted on the ViaBlue’s is not a bad or "rickety" wiggle, it’s just very clear they are decoupled from my concrete floor is all. They are still very secure. I was lucky and got my set before they doubled the price. I’ve had them a few years now. All my equipment has some sort of decoupling under them.  Oh and thank you for the system complement. 

I use 

https://www.crutchfield.com/shopsearch/isolation_feet.html

on a hardwood floor. Under both the main towers as well as the sub.