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Isolation device under Ayre CX-7e?

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone places the isolation device such as Vibrapod or maple wood board under Ayre CX-7e? What's your opinion?

I put my CX-7e on top of a maple wood board and then on top of 4 Vibrapod last night. THe soundstage was bigger, but the high is kind of echoeing. When i took them out, then the sound is clearer but soundstage was smaller. I just want to get some opinions or suggestions from experts here.

Thanks for reading.
hvu
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statman
285 posts
 
On my CX-7e I'm using a brightstar platform and brightstar little rock on top for complete isolation. Using both focused the soundstage and the lower end.
metralla
945 posts
 
Slight topic drift ... Statman, did you get both BrightStar components at the same time? I'm wondering if you could say what effect the Little Rock has. I have a Air Mass 3 Reference (different player) and have often wondered about the Little Rock.

Regards,
hvu OP
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I've just bought Herbies Tenderfeet. This really cleans up the background noise. The bass is much tighter and punchy. I think i'll get some more for my dvd player...:)
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dazzdax
599 posts
 
My experience with footers and isolation devices is so far not very encouraging. I have a CD-transport that is of comparable quality as the Ayre and also built like a tank (Accuphase). My opinion is: if a unit is heavy and is solidly built, you better can put it on it's own stock feet. Aftermarket feet or isolation devices provide only a change in sound, not really an improvement in this case.

Chris
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