For this topic, the titles of existing threads and useful search keywords are maybe not very obvious unless you already know what to look for. Common favorites are Townsend Podium, Finite Elemente Cerabase, and IsoAcoustics Gaia. I’m sure someone will offer their experiences but you will also find discussion in these threads:
Hi Folks. I received my Facts back from PMC HQ yesterday via their delightful rep. Tom Barron after a repair ( replacement of both mid domes). In preparation I had installed 2 Townsend Podiums size 2 in the exact position they were at before. Once you get over their intrusive looks and the fact that the speakers wobble when pushed, like an old barge on the open sea they were a revelation from the first few notes. I know I’m listening through a pair of fresh factory domes, which I’ve now put prob…
I have a pair of SL2s.
Tried them on slate roof tiles first, to move them around as part of positioning. They sounded ok on those, but a bit sluggish- and the surface isn’t exactly flat.
Then I spiked them through the thick carpet and underlay onto the concrete floor. The underside of the base cabinet touched the carpet and the sound was really dead. To get the speakers fully clear of the carpet would require them to be on very long spikes, which I think will be detrimental to the sound.
They…
Anyone here uses the Gaia’s with Proac speakers?
I find them to suck the life out of my speakers and removed them after a few months.
Should the top locknut be against the bottom one or should there be space between them? On some photos on their website they are against each other and on others they have space between them. Searched everything but can’t find an answer anywhere.
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