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!
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Your speakers fit perfect!!  The details as you mentioned. I have numerous hi Rez album rips that I thought where pretty quiet. Now surface noise and the pops and clicks are much more defined. Got to take the good with the bad. Check out Pat Metheny new album  Side-Eye NYC.  It’s live with some of the best percussion I have heard.  
moby2004- Yes you can adjust speaker position of the Podiums with the speakers on them. Just keep in mind each corner being on springs moves not only up and down but side to side. So after moving them be sure to check each corner to make sure they all still have clearance in every direction. I like to go corner to corner, give it a little nudge, and if it binds or rubs then adjust by pushing the base of the pod. Not the Podium, just the very bottom part. Being on tile you lucked out this is much easier than carpet.  

Tobes- That is by the way a good description of the sound. I have now heard these under 3 sets of speakers, all with similarly excellent results. The improvement with Brandon's Pendragon XL was like a whole system/room overhaul! When you talk about noticing new things in familiar music, for sure. It has been a while since I went through that with mine. When we set Brandon's up I heard the improvement but he is of course far more familiar with his room and music and was leaning forward mouth literally open gushing and finding it hard to believe how much more he was hearing. I was watching laughing, remembering what it was like for me. It really is hard to believe something like this can make so much difference. 




Your speakers fit perfect!!
Yes, that was fortuitous - the bottom plinth of the SCM100 tower is 427mm wide and the size 4 Podium is 430mm, so a nice fit.
I'll check out the Pat Metheny album.
Hey @benzman - big Pat Metheny fan. How do you rate this album's content, not just SQ? I have so many of his albums that some of them are pretty similar to prior releases. For example, I have the From This Place recent album which I bought because I hadn't gotten anything new from him for a long time. It is a double album and it is solid for sure, but not much different from some of his other stuff and is not really distinguished like the White Album, American Garage, Offramp, Watercolors. Some other excellent ones, although great, I would not be able to tell you what album a given song came from - Still Life Talking, Letter From Home, Secret Story, Imaginary Day, We Live Here.....It could be that they were mostly only available on CD when I bought them, so they never get played on my stereo.

Every time I buy an album where someone raves about SQ it seems like I am not big on the actual music. I am not trying to demo my stereo, just like listening to music. Of course excellent SQ is a big plus, but not the primary criteria, so your honest opinion is appreciated.
I am a big fan of his older stuff. First Circle probably being my fave. The new album is a little more structured than recent stuff. Not crazy about the first tune but the rest is pretty nice. Does sound live, especially with the podiums. Live recordings with the podiums are really a treat. You can actually hear the audience layered in front of the performers. I was away from my system for four days  and you really get a feel for how good things sound after a break. Only bad thing is I used to thing my Mercedes had decent sound system but not really exciting anymore with the addition of the new room and upgrades.
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