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Cd transport isolation

Out of curiosity does anyone have experience using different isolation products for transports? My CEC TL51x rests on 4 pieces of masterbase. But I have been thinking about trying out something different like Solid Tech feet of silence or Aurios Pro-Max. Now I’m a bit skeptical about isolation products in general. I haven’t tried without masterbase yet since I had them lying around.

So has one played around with different isolation products van transports or CD-players. Are those products any good? Or is the same investment better spend for isolation of the speaker.

I use a solidsteel H-6 audio rack. The shelves are made of MDF. The rack is very good for its price but I don’t like the looks of de MDF shelves. Can I replace them with “real” wood like maple or some other wood? Would that have an influence? Or doesn’t the material of the shelves have an influence on the sound?

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mordante
tvad
9,467 posts
 
03-14-10: Craig_hoch
My transport sits on isopods, which are sitting on a piece of scrap granite... which is itself sitting on 2x2 rubber/cork/rubber squares... I also have a 2 gallon ziplock bag filled with a 50/50 mix of copper BB's & sand (they are triple bagged to prevent leaks). The bag weighs about 10 pounds altogether and spreads out perfectly over the surface of my transport. I have no jitter issues at all...

You seem to be suggesting that the mass loading combined with the footers on your transport is reducing vibration, which is probably true. However, the term jitter as it's used in audio to describe a phenomenon in digital playback, has nothing to do with mechanical vibration. Jitter is a term for electronic sampling errors. More information is available here
jimjoyce25
215 posts
 
Marigo Mystery Feet. Expensive, but they come with 30 day money back trial period.

The difference was clear from the moment I pressed the start button.
moonguy
143 posts
 
Symposium ultra shelf and Symposium series 2 rollerblocks!!
tamennell
2 posts
 
I have mounted my Levinson 390S on four threaded and radiused Heavyfeet. It is as solid as a rock, and my days of bumping into the platform and causing skips, etc. are gone.

I also use the radiused Heavyhat set on top. Improving the performance of a Levinson 390S is not easy - it is a fantastic piece of gear, but the Heavyfeet and the and the Heavyhats truly make a difference
bryoncunningham
888 posts
 
Two different products I've used with good results for this application: Bright Star isonodes and Black Diamond Racing jumbo pits. Totally different approaches, but both were effective.
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