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Isolation Devices Binge - Summary to Date and What's Left

Posted by zog (A) on November 26, 2004 at 20:43:00

I won't have any new toys to play with until Monday, so I wanted to give a brief rundown of my findings thus far. More detailed descriptions on most of these accessories can be found in earlier posts. My most preferred product (meaning the one which makes the biggest positive difference) is at the bottom. I'm putting my money where my mouth is as I've just purchased eight of the Clearaudio Magix so I can isolate my SACD player and my preamp. I'm not willing to purchase the other eight which it would take to isolate my amp! The best news in this whole survey is that I found all of these products to be beneficial in some application.

THE COMPETITION THUS FAR
Vibrapods (to be updated when heavier duty product arrives)
Vibracones (same)
Polycrystal
Black Diamond Racing Cones w. Pucks
SSC Pucks
Stillpoints
Hip Joints
Aurios (an update due on these due to additional experimentation)
Bright Star Combo
SAP Relaxa 1
Magix (despite extreme weight limitation)

THE REMAINING WORTHY UNTESTED COMPETITION
Gingko Cloud
Osiris
Ceraballs
Symposium Shelf (still looking for one at a reasonable price)
SSC Shelf (I've been offered a loaner, we'll see)

I'd have to say that the Hip Joints win the prize (thus far) for biggest bang for the buck. The Aurios win (thus far) for most versatile product (meaning they can be used effectively under almost any component or speaker, regardless of weight, size, or weight distribution).

If anyone has three Blue Diospyrus Damping Feet they want to sell, let me know. I am interested in testing these.

Happy listening.

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