I have the Mapleshade 4-incher with the heavyweight brass footers that I
had positioned under my source , a REGA ISIS valve cdp.
In brief.....it worked fine but the degree of improvement is entirely system
dependent.
On the recommendation of a dealer to first test-drive it, I was slack-jawed to
witness and personally experience a better alternative IN MY SYSTEM..
First, I positioned the cdp -- by itself-- DIRECTLY sitting on a shelf in a
professionaly made bespoke custom made clone of a Naim Fraim audio
rack...... wow.... it was appreciably better in all aspects.
I then moved the REGA OSIRIS amp onto the next shelf, and voila....
another further positive improvement.
The combined effects are not subtle .
Can I explain "why does it work better?" easily and succcinctly
..... no..... it just "does" .... full stop.
The Mapleshade and brass footers isolation platform package is now doing
yeoman service in my "B" system. It is actually overkill in this setup with a
comparative definite stepdown in audio improvements when compared to
using the kit in my "A" system. I'm navel-gazing the thought of selling it
accordingly.
My initial take is that because the "B" source component is a fifth of the
price ( and a step-down in build quality and performance of the ISIS) , the
tweak benefit \ improvement result is a fraction also in lockstep.
The takeaway is that the Mapleshade system premium benefits hoped for
is also linked to the existence of using it under the high-end build quality of
a premium source itself.
To assume that it is a big, BIG magic improvement or "silver bullet" in
every system ....good luck on that one - I very much doubt it .
had positioned under my source , a REGA ISIS valve cdp.
In brief.....it worked fine but the degree of improvement is entirely system
dependent.
On the recommendation of a dealer to first test-drive it, I was slack-jawed to
witness and personally experience a better alternative IN MY SYSTEM..
First, I positioned the cdp -- by itself-- DIRECTLY sitting on a shelf in a
professionaly made bespoke custom made clone of a Naim Fraim audio
rack...... wow.... it was appreciably better in all aspects.
I then moved the REGA OSIRIS amp onto the next shelf, and voila....
another further positive improvement.
The combined effects are not subtle .
Can I explain "why does it work better?" easily and succcinctly
..... no..... it just "does" .... full stop.
The Mapleshade and brass footers isolation platform package is now doing
yeoman service in my "B" system. It is actually overkill in this setup with a
comparative definite stepdown in audio improvements when compared to
using the kit in my "A" system. I'm navel-gazing the thought of selling it
accordingly.
My initial take is that because the "B" source component is a fifth of the
price ( and a step-down in build quality and performance of the ISIS) , the
tweak benefit \ improvement result is a fraction also in lockstep.
The takeaway is that the Mapleshade system premium benefits hoped for
is also linked to the existence of using it under the high-end build quality of
a premium source itself.
To assume that it is a big, BIG magic improvement or "silver bullet" in
every system ....good luck on that one - I very much doubt it .