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UPS and FedEx freight shipping reliable?
My recommendation would be to use a local independent shipping store. They can box and pack for you and then help you select the best shipperIn Los Angeles where I used to live I regularly worked with Box Brothers and shipped many items larger and... 
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agear -- good question but the answer is not as simple as thatFirstly I have come to recognize that the limit on what is the "right" volume for a track is not loudness per se but in fact the impact of distortion and noise -- to whit resonances and... 
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The opinions of the engineers who have worked on this study throughout our history stated all along that the geometry governing the tip of the Audio Point rejected low frequency from the floor surface . Our newest associate in science flew in for ... 
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To be fair, no manufacturer has provided such data. I personally am unconvinced that isolation from the boogey man of seismology has any real relevance. Maybe but at least there is ample and readily accessible data on how springs can be used for s... 
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You shoved earthquakes and inaudible frequencies up our rods and we agreed to review, measure your advice and sought out a highly educated seismologist to evaluate both sides of the coin.Robert -- Geoff and I both asked for a link to an independen... 
Magico and Symposium
I'm using the Super Plus with copper spikes on a carpet/wood/cement floor I'm getting better bass detail,better specificity of images with much more detail.Sounds like you are having good results. My experience with the Townshend podiums under my ... 
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Where does the vibrational energy from the speaker itself go?In my system it stays in the speakers. At least for the bass range. Before the podiums (Magico spikes to floor) i felt the bass through my floor (wood on concrete) after the podiums i do... 
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If you still own the Monitor Audio PL500 these have an absolutely ginormous footprint (20"x25") -- bigger than the biggest stock podium so the quote may be for a custom jobLikely the Seismic Isolation corners may work best for you -- two sets of 4... 
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Try here for in-situ measurements, Townshend do the demo in place by jumping on the floor around the speakershttp://www.hifiplus.com/articles/townshend-audio-seismic-podium/  
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Robert -- thanks for your response. I get what you are saying about Airborne resonance and am personally getting very good results with the Marigo Mystery Feet F8 Extreme to control this effect.My main question was regarding the other issue that o... 
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Robert. Still hoping for a link to a reference showing how a mechanical spike can act as a mechanical diode to filter out seismic interference? You claimed this was "common knowledge" so would love to hear moreAlso I’m a tad confused as to how a m... 
Type of flooring in a listening room?
If you do decide to go with wall to wall carpet please invest in a natural wool carpet. Synthetics do not sound as good, I've wasted a fair amount of money on synthetic rugs in my room and wondered why the sound became hard and unpleasant, a nice ... 
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I would love to use footers to help isolate more of my components from the effects of outside low frquency noise but am not convinced by this concept of a certain shape being a "mechanical diode"at the frequencies in question and given the vagarie... 
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ricred -- Townshend products are distributed in the US by EAR-USA. Although the EAR-USA site does not have much information Dan can get any of the products. Townshend have products at a range of prices, the seismic podiums are actually among the m... 
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What measurable sonic effects does such "low frequency" vibration have?answer, a lot . The impact of mounting my Magico Q3s on Townshend Seismic podia was profound. The quality of the bass response became much more natural, sounding exactly like t...