Townshend Speaker Isolation

Has anyone any experience of these Townshend Audio Seismic Speaker Cradles:

http://www.townshendaudio.net/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=120

They would seem to be an elegant solution to a suspended floor problem that I have, but I reckon they may be a tad expensive.

Cheers

Shuggie

 

I believe wadia-miester uses these. PM him in case he hasn't see this thread.

 

Have you tried making yourself a pair of "air platforms" as a cheap alternative, to test if they owrk for you?

A wooden tray, a couple of inner tubes and a piece of slate...



I have a wooden floor, with a cellar underneath and these eliminate (almost) all vibrations from the speakers thru to the floor.

 

Stickman,

My speakers are slim and quite massy floorstanders, so the suspended operation of the Townshend is probaby inherently more stable than a DIY air bladder solution. I can see that the DIY solution would work just as well as an isolator, as the fundamental frequency can still be set low enough to block all audio frequencies. Other factors to consider are the overall height of the speaker - from what I can see the Townshend design would not increase the overall height of the speaker if I remove the speaker's support cones; and the visual bulk/impact of the support is important to me nowadays.

You've certainly given me food for thought!

Cheers

Shuggie

 

Fair comment. Let us know how well the Townshend work; I might consider going for a more expensive and sophisticated solution at some point in the future.

If you don't mind industrial looks, you could try the Auralex platform...

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/page/shop/flypage/product_id/2335

there's a thread on HiFiWigWam about these at the moment.

 

Les and Pete (Walrus) rave about them, they always have them in stock/demo.

 

The VSSS stands are superb, not cheap, however once you have tried them, there's no going back!!! (even on concrete floors).
The benefits are quite something

 

How much is 'not cheap'? I'm particularly interested in the cradles, rather then the stands.

Cheers

Shuggie

 

The speakers cradles are around the £750/£800 mark per pair Shuggie

 

Maybe it's a good thing that I am entitled to get gear free of VAT!

 

Personally, I don't think I subscribe to the Townshend way of doing things - I've heard Max's demos at many shows now, and IME the overall sound is always unbearably agressive and screechy. I literally cannot bear to stay in the room. Not for me. Are you sure it's for you?

Maybe the speaker support platforms aren't part of this problem (if it is a problem for you) - but maybe they are. I wouldn't risk large £££ until I'd heard it for myself, with my speakers.