Fpeel: I tried the tube on my Bel Canto (under a piece of MDF) and did not like the change in sound. I should be receiving a couple of sets of the least expensive Mapleshade cones later this week and will give them a try under the DAC. The Bel Canto is very light (like a feather) and I think that this is why it did not work very well, though I did not try weighting it down as I had run out of clearance in my cabinet. If you get a tube just try it on everthing. Like I said before it was the best tweak for my little mini system and really made a substantial improvement in the sound quality. I gues that it just depends on the gear and it's location. I wonder what the tube (under a platform) and cones on top would sound like as you would be isolating the platform, plus draining off the internal vibrations from the gear as well.
Sand bags under a cdp - didn't work well
Last night I started the process of vibration control with the use of sand bags (3) under my Arcam cdp. What I found was that while everything became more focused/detailed it also became more sharp/harsh/forward/aggressive. I didn't know what to expect but it certaintly wasn't this. Van Morrison's voice on trk #5 on Sailing to Philadelphia was abnormally aggressive and in the end I preferred the sound without the bags. Any thoughts as to why things became too sharp & aggressive????
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