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First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
bdp24, I talked with John at Townsend and he said that the pods are only for electronics not to be put under speakers because your speaker will topple and be unstable, and he said that you're the only one that has done that.  
First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
bdb24, only the podium is for speakers, the platforms are for electronics like CD player or DAC  
First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
if you think the ISO acoustic Gaia sound good then you should try the Townshend podiums, they're much better at speaker isolation but they cost three times as much as the iso acoustic but well worth it.  
Attractive Bookshelf - Under $3k
tin_p, unfortunately monitor audio doesn't have the Rosewood anymore because it's the Santos Rosewood is on the endangered list but African Rosewood looks very close to it, and I agree with you I have the platinum 200 Gen 2 with the Rosewood and i... 
Speaker Isolation -- Experience with Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums
remember guys when you are ordering the podiums you have to take into the account not only the weight of your speaker but the weight of the podium itself so if you get cells that are too light you're going to bottom out the cells, example, if your... 
Beginner Question
if you guys want the best ribbon cable check out silversmith fidelium, it beat out Greg Weaver's reference cable for $18,000 and it's only $1,195 for 8 ft  
Beginner Question
12many, sounds like nordost cable to me, and the monitor audio platinum 300s are so much better than the Wilsons it's not even funny, in fact Robert Deutsch who is a reviewer for stereophile chose the platinum 300 Gen 2 as his new reference and he... 
First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
bdp 24 actually I talked to John at Townshend and he said the pods cannot be used underneath the speakers they're meant for electronics they're not made heavy enough.  
First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
stereo 5 they're called podiums and they only add 3/4 of an inch  
First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s
if you think the iso acoustic  are good then you should try the townshend podiums, they are so much better than the ISO acoustic gaia's it's not even funny but they are three times the price but well worth it, look them up and read the reviews.  
Well I joined the Silversmith FIDELIUM Speaker cable club today
the problem with the silversmith fidelium cables is there just so damn thin very easy to damage them or have them creased.    
Audiophiles on Audiogon.
JackHiFi guy, the only problem with this review of the deck is that he never bothered to listen to it LOL what a joke this review is so it could measure great and sound like crap.  
Audiophiles on Audiogon.
JackHifiguy who cares what the measurements are the most important thing is how it sounds you could have the best measurements and still sound like crap.  
most beautiful (looking) speakers
check out the monitor audio platinum series absolutely gorgeous 11 layers of hand polished lacquer and beautiful leather front.  
“House” Character of Popular $20-$30k Speakers
and I love the look of them takes 166 hours to make each cabinet 11 layers of hand polished lacquer and beautiful Stathsprey leather which is used by Rolls-Royce and other high and automobile manufacturers