hilde45
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| HoloAudio STREAMER is out now Anyone try the Holo Red streamer yet? | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? Ok, so this is the post where I eat some of my words. I’ve been reading your posts, and others, and watching videos about the Townshend podium. I really like my speakers enough to try to bring out their best qualities. From what I am reading and s... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? Also interesting, making some case for spikes (suitably tested on a particular setup): "By having spikes on the base of the stand (as illustrated in diagram 1) we allow the speaker stand to ‘grip’ the floor under the carpet. As a result, we can ... | |
| Marantz CD Player Model CD-63SE and Marantz AV Stereo Receiver Model SR-63 Try looking it up on HiFi shark. E.g., when I did, it took me here: and here Both recent sales. | |
| New Pink Floyd release Sometimes a rainbow is just a rainbow. (Unless your manhood is somehow fragile, in which case, To the Barricades, Snowflakes!) | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @lemonhaze Some very helpful conclusions from your article. I quote: Spikes came about in the early days of wall to wall carpeting to prevent the cabinets from dancing around by anchoring it to the underlying wood. Beyond that, the audiophile... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @whiznant isolation platforms not only help eliminate the floor form adding to the sound but also vibration getting back to the speaker, especially with concrete floors. The vibrations have no where to go but back into the speaker. That comm... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @arcticdeth Your DIY suggestions include putting cutting boards, or large flat stone squares, on top of the situation I describe -- which is carpet on a concrete floor. I don't see what putting your suggested hard things on top of another hard th... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @tonywinga Yes, isolating the speakers from the floor prevents the floor from being a passive radiator. But my floor is concrete with a carpet on top of that. I cannot imagine it's radiating that much. Then again, I just may be limited in imagin... | |
| How much should I spend on a new DAC If anything I would get rid of the Pass amp and get an amp with a lot more power, say 200wpc. The Pass's 25wpc is really limiting the dynamic capabilities of the Sonus Faber speakers! Good grief. Pass Labs specifies the XA25's output power a... | |
| You know when you are dealing with a BS company.... The idea that something is more convincing if it is rendered in a number is the source of a whole lot of bad thinking. Paul Simon had it right. | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @tonywinga Thanks for your reference to the video and your own DIY account. Very interesting. I watched a Townshend video and there are some more and less convincing elements to it. The vibration dampening is impressive. However, a couple of thi... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @ryder Thanks for your comments. The Townshend is only portable IF any new speakers I purchase have a base that fits on the podium purchased. My present (somewhat trim) speakers would get a size 1 podium; unless future speaker fit this podium, the... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @surfcat Thanks for relaying your experience. Your floors are hardwood and mine are concrete on the basement level. They are very very solid. So, I'm not sure whether your experience will translate much for me. That said, I'm getting a lot of good... | |
| Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options? @drack1 Thanks for the tips! |