Isolation for speakers on spikes

I use Audiopoints under my floorstanders. Others swear by Aurios Pro devices. I've always wanted to compare the Aurios method to spikes.

I sold my Passion, but I had the Sistrum SP1 under it for years. Wonderful. Will never have an amp, cdp, anything, without sitting on a Sistrum SP1 or their points. Audiopoints are wonderful, but the Sistrum system takes it to another level...I have the Sistrum under my new baby...

An alternate perspective to the Sistrum platform...

I tried one under my old Exemplar Denon 2900, which had a known vibration issue with the drive. The Sistrum had the double Audiopoints set-up, and I was using the brass discs between the Denon and Sistrum, and between the Sistrum and shelf.

The Sistrum exacerbated the vibration to the point that everything else on the shelf was rattling! It was crazy.

Two Starsound experts told me that I needed to have the whole Sistrum system to properly drain the vibration, but that wasn't going to happen in my room.

The moral to the story is, these devices need to be tried. Fortunately, Starsound offers a trial period, so the most you're out is the cost of round trip shipping.

I'm with Warren. Dampening the resonances in speakers and transferring that energy to the floor (mine is concrete) has worked perfectly for my Dynaudios. When I have placed them up on stands (MDF) or removed the spikes, I lose definition and precision. If I ever use stands for my floorstanders I will use solid heavy coupling devices and weight the speaker to make sure it couples to the floor. My speakers don't need isolation, they need coupling to the solid floor to bring out their best. Experimentation is everything. I know of no way to give them isolation and coupling. But, as always, best of luck with your experimentation. And, more importantly, have fun! It's only about the music!

Actually if you call the boys at Zu they will downplay the importance of their spikes or aftermarket brands. Not needed at all. Check with Sean or Adam to verify this.