Boy, Oh Boy! Towshend!

True about Satchmo. I haven't listened to it since I bought it from Classic Records way back when. I am absolutely overloaded with vinyl I haven't played.

Patience Grasshopper.

prof, Your imaging will be at least as good. The only thing is Podiums add another level to positioning. Each corner has to be free to move side to side as well as up and down. This makes them a little more bother to get everything just right. Once done though getting them perfectly level is a breeze, and they do stay put. 

Also I think the solidity to the sound you are missing, you will probably realize wasn't so much sound as vibrations transmitting through the floor up into your legs and butt. The feeling with springs is different, you feel the bass more in the chest and body. There's also a hardness that goes away, and this too diminishes the sense of solidity.

I think you will probably find however that there is so much greater sense of real instrumental textures that it is easy to adapt. Also it seems to me at any rate that some of the slam that went away with plain springs comes back with Podiums. Not all, it will never be the same, but for me anyway it sure was easy to adapt and prefer. The whole presentation with Podiums just feels so much more right and real.

I have found in my own experience that anytime I change the distance from the bottom of a floor standing speaker to the floor, the sound will change. Increased space usually decreases bass. It can be used to clean up excess bass, but can also have detrimental effects on the sound. I’m a believer in the manufacturer having already done this experiment and like to follow their guidance.

I have found the same with components. Sometimes the stock footers have the overall best sound.  I assume that is how they are tested and voiced. 

My Mezzo speakers currently have Stillpoint cones on a metal disc. I have a feeling that with the Townshend podiums, my speakers will be closer to the tile then they are with the cones/disc.

My podiums should arrive soon so I will measure but I'm guessing they will be 1"+ closer to the floor.

Good feedback!