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Advice on stacking equipment

In a possible space saving and redisplaying exercise Im thinking of stacking my line stage ( see system for details) on top of my cd player.To be honest I'm in two minds regarding the audible benefits of isolating/coupling equipment. But like most of us I I've bought over the years a number of aftermarket accessories in the pursuit of improved performance . At present I have a 1" thick sheet of black delrin under my klyne pre. one set of black diamond cones and 3 DH squares under my cd player along with some (12) small medium hard rubber like feet brought and recommended to me in by a high end dealer in England in the early 90s . I'm wondering what other members have used with good results when having to stacked equipment. Or is it always a bad idea? Thanks.
pcoombs
tvad
9,467 posts
 
I haven't stacked gear since the early 80s, so I can't offer a comparison. Maybe it would be inaudible.

Have you considered placing something like a Neuance platform (sometimes listed for sale here) between the components, or some type of isolation footer/device?
slikric3000
638 posts
 
Hobby Lobby has sheets of felt 5/$1. Takes 2 between each unit. The sonic result is a superhuge soundstage with heavenly highs and thunderous lows. It's what I use.
bar81
754 posts
 
Be careful as besides the isolation aspects, you're also putting a weight on top of a piece of equipment which often has as obvious audible effect (which may improve or deteriorate your system's performance).
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