Townshend Seismic Bars vs Podium

The Townshend Seismic Podium has been getting a lot of praises lately with several active threads running on the ’Gon. It appears that all owners who have installed the Podiums on speakers only have positive words to say about them.

I have actually bought a set of Isoacoutics Gaias for my speakers a month ago and was very pleased with them. However, all this talk about the Townshend Podiums sounding a lot better than the Gaias has given me something to think about. The Podiums are now in my future upgrade plan.

Back to the question. I just read a comment from a user here on the negligible difference in sound quality between the Seismic Bars and Podium. Has anyone else compared the Bars to the Podium and found the same to be true? I have to admit that the Podiums do look better than the Bars when installed on speakers although the latter may offer comparable performance. I understand that sound quality is usually the predominant factor in the selection of these things but aesthetics still matter for some people. Of course, the Podiums do cost quite a bit more than the Bars.

Intrigued by these products, I may investigate the Townshend Seismic Pods for components vs the equivalent Isoacoustics Orea which I believe is a lot cheaper. That, perhaps another different thread. I have read contradictory experiences on the Oreas as some say there’s an improvement while some say there is zero difference.

I would appreciate valuable insight and experiences from anyone who has made the comparison. Specifically the Podiums vs Bars or the Podiums vs Gaia (although I have read about this on existing threads earlier).