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Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options?

I have Ascend towers (45lbs each) on a concrete floor covered in thin wall to wall with an area rug on top of that. I am looking into different footers for my speakers and am curious what people with towers on concrete have tried and liked.

To my mind, something as expensive as Townshend platforms do not seem worth it, as they'd cost about a third of the price of the speakers themselves.

If you've tried Gaia III isolators or other kinds of feet for your speakers, especially on concrete floors, I'm curious to hear your observations. Thanks.

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mglik
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Townshend Podiums will be so effective as to like double the value of any speaker.

When the speaker is decoupled from the floor, the vibrations that leaked down to the floor will then come out of the drivers! Almost total transformation.

mglik
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Only my experience and my understanding.

Doubt any manufacturer would make such sweeping, absolute statements.

There is a YouTube of Max T demonstrating the effect of the Podiums.

There are 2 platforms. One with his tech and one with spikes.

Attached to each is a wooden stick standing up from the middle of each platform.

At the end of each stick is a small motor. When the motor is turned up on the spiked platform, it wiggles wildly. When the Townshend treated platform motor is turned up, its stick stands almost perfectly still.

The most clear example.

mglik
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@nonoise 

On the contrary.

If the T Podiums have such profound effect on something as delicate as a stick with a motor attached, imagine what they can do with vibrating box!

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