Why should I try something I don’t want I made a suggestion not say I had a problem.
If people want wobbly speakers then good enough for them there are plenty of companies emptying wallets.
I’ve tried floor
I’ve tried slabs
Nothing works for me on top of carpet because the speakers can wobble.
This works best. 
I notice your profile says that you use an LP12. Don’t they have a spring loaded plinth? Certain situations call for rigid, others floating.
I am not trying to be confrontational, just discussing the different approaches.
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Different horses for different courses. 
The deck has a spring loaded subchassis so the gubbins are free and the plinth stays solid.
Like the drive units in speakers moving not the stands.
The only doubt I have with the deck is the plinth is further suspended on Trampolin feet.
Ive always found that two types of suspension working against another isn’t a good thing.
I’ve no choice but accept it as I have a Urika that’s attached to the base.
Anyhow I don’t know why I’m getting the hard sell I don’t have a problem.
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i think the problem is that there are 2 competing theories here each with adherents and anecdotal evidence on their side. we can argue ourselves round and round in circles and i don’t believe we will ever reach agreement. i think the only solution is proper measurement of the effects of the two approaches in a range of scenarios. coupled with listening tests to confirm the measurements captured all factors. of course manufactures associated with either theory are unlikely to finance such experiments so we may never know the answer
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Well said and if it works for the individual so be it.
I only suggested what I do as an idea.
I didn’t volunteer to be open season.
I don’t need convincing.
@indexical
Well put.
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Why ? You don’t guess ?
It’s only to have the pleasure to empty your wallet. 
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I know that.
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Hi this is just a dusting cloth I use for wipe dusting the fiddley bits on my turntable. Just chucked it over its head one day and thought that looks interesting. Pictures below with and without cloth.
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He deserves to be uncovered
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That is exaggerated as the speakers don’t “rock” when music is playing. The speakers will only move when one exerts force to the speakers by pushing it. I believe there is more allowance for movement with the Townshend Podiums than Isoacoustics Gaia where ‘sway’ is restricted on the x-axis with the latter.
Obviously exaggerated but made simple for some to understand.
Everything talked about comes down to micro movements.
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Denying any movement is denying Newton’s third law.
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I bought silent mount I think about 10 years ago. Very low so no change of speaker positionening. they havebeen used on my old Audiovector sr6 and is now used under my Audiovector r8. I never did compare them to just using the standard spikes. Used on wooden floor over concret and with ccarpet. Both my Fraims have Darkz under them still used with spikes like the speakers.
Claus
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Awesome 
I live in a ground floor flat with suspended wooden floor. I’ve tried lots of methods to prevent the vibrations travelling through the floor and in to my neighbours flat. Spikes directly on the floor, spikes on screws, foam, marble slabs, squash balls, tennis balls, paving slabs, etc.
I’ve recently swapped my Townshend Podiums for Stack Audio 100’s. The Podiums & SA 100’s worked noticeably better than all the rest at keeping the floor from vibrating, they also sound totally different to each other, both very good in their own way. In my room the 100’s create better definition and give a deeper & more solid soundstage. The Podiums are less detailed at the top end, yet give a much wider and more forward sound stage. For example, Sweet Lullaby, by Deep Forest is a great track for testing soundstage. There’s a sound near the beginning that starts in the right speaker, pans across to the left speaker then seems to come forward so it’s directly to my left. It finally seems to rise and drift off towards my window! With the 100’s it sits more or less in front of the left speaker and doesn’t wonder off. At the slight cost of detail the music is more energetic and music a little more relaxed with the Podiums. It just boils down to which presentation you prefer.
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It also might depend on which speakers you are using. Can I ask what yours are?
My current speakers are Cube Audio Nenuphar with Rel subs. Previous speakers used on the Podiums are Sonus Faber Elipsa, Radho D1.2, Snell A mk3 (my favourite speaker!) & Peak Consult Princess System.
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Don’t Raidho have some kind of isolation built in those funky stands? I will have to look up the other speakers you list, never heard of them.
I use Townshend podiums, and I left the outriggers and spikes on my Kharma DB7’s.
There are so many variations to try, but I doubt I will change anything going forward.
Honestly I thought Townshend were supposed to be the best option…maybe I was wrong?
I also live in an apartment building, and a big selling point for me was the video of the guy stomping on the floor next to the speaker, and the seismograph did not move.
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The Raidho speakers did have the fancy stands, I tried various combinations with them, but just couldn’t get them to work in my room. Rear firing ports don’t work too well here. Downward firing bass speakers like that Cube Audio & Snells seem to work much better. I’m not saying the Stack Audio feet are better than the Podiums, they just give a different presentation with my system and room combo. It could just be a case of not having the right load cells for my current speakers.