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All the best for whatever decision you make. I have a friend in NJ with Aeris with Gaia I (?) And he also has a Townshend platform he is thinking about ordering. If he does a compare, it should be interesting. I also looked deeply at the Gaia as well as Hifi Stays suspension and isolation systems and Magico MPods (M6 size). All great products in the same vein from what I could tell. |
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I saw your mention of the Townshend Podiums for isolating the speaker. I hadn't considered such a treatment before so did some research on the topic (e.g. Video by Max Townshend talking about isolation, reviews, etc). The science made a lot of sense to me, and given the price compared to the Valors, seemed like a worthwhile investment. I have therefore ordered a pair for my Valors. Looks like an 8 week manufacturing lead time. Also ordered an isolation base for my Wavelet and integrated tube amp. The microphonic nature of tubes may certainly benefit. I did see a picture of your system as part of a post on the Townshend Facebook page, where it mentions that you spent some time working with the engineers at Townshend to customize a size for the Valors. This obviously made it easy for me to have the correct size. Wanted to thank you for your work. |
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6-8 weeks....sounds about right for lead times, very close to what I experienced including time to make the crates, etc..Once they arrived strapped to a pallet, they went in very smoothly, far less time with a bit of good planning than I had wondered and worried about. If I can be of any help, please let me know; happy to talk through it via phone. I also have the CAD drawings in various stages and the final plan in case you are interested in seeing what was arrived at. I'm looking forward to hearing your updates! Last edited by SCAudiophile; 05-29-2022 at 10:14 AM. |
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Legacy Wavelet II
Well I still haven’t ordered the isoaccoustic speaker feet. A few weeks ago dCS released a major firmware update for the Bartok dac. The Bartok now upsamples to dsd128 and offers the mappers that were available on the Rossini and Vivaldi dac’s. I was hoping for a noticeable improvement but this update is a huge increase in every aspect. Bass is better, vocals, imaging, the stage a bigger and deeper. I think I’ll hold off with the feet for now. I can’t wait to hear what the new Wavelet offers.
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Congratulations! Last edited by SCAudiophile; 06-13-2022 at 08:17 PM. |
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If I revisit the iso feet, I’ll wait till I get the new wavelet. That way I can assess what changes go with what components.
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PS Audio P10, dCS Bartok, McIntosh C1100, Legacy Wavelet, McIntosh 452, Legacy Aeris |
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What rack do you have it on? FYI,...HRS Damping plates seem to also help Wavelet I as well as II. |
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My “decor” [emoji58] limitations have me in an enclosed salamander. I doubt I will ever get to have a nice audio rack. I do have iso acoustic feet under my bartok and some very inexpensive little spikes under the wavelet. It’s probably a good idea to consider better vibration control under the new wavelet.
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Do you notice the benefits of vibration control at lower volumes?
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PS Audio P10, dCS Bartok, McIntosh C1100, Legacy Wavelet, McIntosh 452, Legacy Aeris |
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