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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Townshend Pods under my TT (thanks for the tip @millercarbon ) and the difference is quite noticeable. I have another TT with the AT-636 as feet and (even though that plinth is much less mass) I feel that TT picks up more vibration and occasional footfalls when my kid dances. I need to try them vice versa but I'm 100% sold on the pods for under a TT regardless.
@pindac - I am wondering if the Quads 2912 do benefit from isolation?
They don’t appear to have a conventional bass driver? I am happy to read of your experience, and acknowledge that I have never heard an electrostatic panel on isolation of any kind.

An example of probably not needed is electrostatic panel speakers for example, well unless it has a sub built in, or dipole speakers...etc.RixTheTrick
The above comment was based on discussions in previous threads on spring isolation of which I have always been outspokenly pro-isolation on speakers and equipment since joining Agon.

Everything in my system is isolated on some sort of spring system, I am actively pro Townshend, and many in here know that I have also named Sweden’s SolidTech, great looking and by all accounts I’ve read, effective isolation. ( I haven’t had opportunity to hear or use them yet)

Oh, I have heard stand mount speakers on the Townshend Audio bars, just simply transformative. This is why I am so very much into isolation, and I have isolation on everything.
Townshend seismic platform under my turntable was an incredible improvement. Just be sure to match the weight to the podium version selected. Doesn't remove footfalls however. To do that, I had to put my table on a wall mounted shelf. The improvement even without the shelf was so significant that I was willing to live with the footfalls and use the platform.

I also use Symposium products under my speakers, amp and phono stage and noticed nice improvements there as well. They clean up noise. The advantage to them is that they drain nose internal to a component and isolate it. That's why I like it for speakers. They make platforms with multicomponent levels and roller blocks that isolate by making the boxes float.  

Remember though, proper isolation does not "add" anything, it removes the bad and lets the good come through. So, if you have a well isolated set up, rack or whatever, the improvement may be less. 
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                    I've been making variuos types of Isolation available to be used by Audio Minded friends for a good period of time.
It was the AT 616's used on a friends speakers that sealed the idea of his acquiring Towsend Skids and shorly after Towsend Plinths.

It is my loan of Solid Tech Feet of Silence that was the motivation for another group of friends to attempt to find a Footer that offered a similar effect. 
That is how the GAIA's become used within the group as the progressive search led to these and they are highly rated.
The use of these under the Electrostatics is an extension of the investigations, and the results from the time of the trials are reported as being a noticeable improvement.
I am to visit the Speaker Owner tomorrow, I will make further inquiries about the effects.
SolidTech 'FOS' are great footers and I have seen very impressed peaple as well as myself when used under a TT.
One friend built his own Sub Plinth using the design concept, sort of like a SME TT Hybrid design.
I know it was also upgraded as a design so that a attachment point for the O Rings could be used to add additional rings, to allow exta weight to be supported if need be.
                        
                   
 
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