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Best Isolation Devices?

WHAT ARE THE BEST ISOLATION DEVISES FOR COMPONENTS AND SPEAKERS? I AM USING AN ATLANTIS STAND WITH 2.5" BRASS CONES UNDER PREAMP AMP AND SPEAKERS(1 BRASS AND 2 STAINLESS STEEL). I AM USING TITANIUM CONES UNDER CDP AND BLACK DIAMOND RACING CONES #4 UNDER PREAMP POWER SUPPLY. I AM ALSO USING 1.5" BRASS CONES UNDER PS AUDIO P500. THE RESULTS ARE OK BUT I PROBABLY SPENT WAY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THESE CONES. MY CURRENT SETUP WORKS O.K. BUT I'M CURIOUS ON OTHER PEOPLES EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS. MY AMP IS A PASS X250, MY PREAMP IS A PASS X1, MY SPEAKERS ARE HALES T5'S AND I HAVE A PS AUDIO P500.MY POWER CORDS ARE GOOD BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE BUT THEY ARE GOOD.CABLES FOR SPEAKERS ARE SHUNYATA LYRA AND INTERCONECTS EVERYWHERE ARE SHUNYATA ARIES. PLEASE HELP AS THIS TWEAKING THING CAN DRIVE ONE CRAZY. MY SETUP WORKS THOUGH. HOW MUCH SHOULD BRASS CONES COST? SOME ADS HAVE THEM GOING FOR $30 TO $450 PER SET OF THREE.
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mitchb OP
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Thanks for all your input and sorry for the bold print of my origional post. I was frustrated in experimenting with different tweeks and forgot that it's about having fun and enjoying the music. After all it's only a hobby.
That being said I discovered that by putting better cones on my PS Audio P500 the sound dramatically improved. I did not believe the ac conditioner was as influenced by isolation as it is.I put brass under the PS Audio and BDR cones#4 under the power supply of my preamp and that seems to work for now.It's fun to be able to manipulate the sound of my system by simply switching cones around. I guess it's about trial and error. As I'm reading more posts on Audiogon I'm realizing that I have tons to learn about audio but that's OK as I'm always willing to learn. Thanks
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Would an isolation shelf be significant under my Titanium cones under my CDP? My CDP is on Titanium cones and directly on the top shelf of my Atlantis rack. I'm thinking of putting an isolation shelf under the Titanium cones on the top shelf of my rack.
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experiment till you find nirvana. similar to sidssp who used an inner tube, i placed a few of those air filled packing bags (about 4in x7in under my cdp. Imaging improved, bass improved, some detail improved...all to a fairly substantial degree...high end extension such as brush work on snare and some symbols vanished completely. a combination of metal and rubber cones under my tube pre with the pointy end up helped the imaging there with no adverse affects. Wish i had more time to chase the ultimate
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