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What's the best isolation system?

Let's hear your ideas on isolation. I'm hoping this will be a survey of systems featuring the different cone products including Mapleshade Triplepoints and heavy hats, Audiopoints various sizes and their footers, Black Diamond, DB Systems etc; through products like Vibrapod and the sorbathane gel feet,include the bearing type products like Aurios, and how you implemeneted or combined systems for the best sound.

If anyone has tried the Van Slyke Engineering Tri Orbs that have been heavily advertised I'd like to know also.

For instance I'm now using a hybrid Vibrapod sandwich which includes a set of Vibrapods (tumed for each component) a quarter inch piece of plate glass, and then Audiopoint or Mapleshade cones (I'm trying to decide between the two.) I have arrived at this combo by a couple of years of listening in a friends and my system by carefully substituting one product at a time.

Hope to hear from you all.
Steve
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theaudiotweak
2,797 posts
 
Yes life is a little ho hum these days and at the same time scary. 
Spending time tweaking the external power supply for my dac tower and implementing a new mechanical grounding scheme for my new Purifi 6.5 inch drivers that have the midrange clarity of a 4 in. and the bass of a very fine 10 in. driver. They are remarkable. Take good care Geoff. ...Tom
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Best isolation system Symposium Osiris rack with all copper legs with 2.5 balls and Critical Mass Center Stage 2 11/2 inch feet.This is the best isolation by far i have tried them all.
goose
692 posts
 
Another vote for the Townshend  seismic podiums.  Audio room is on the second floor on carpeted suspended wood floor.  Tried no spikes, spikes, flagstone and spikes, herbie's  gliders.  They tightened up the bass, reduced a node I was getting, opened up the sound stage, increased the clarity and placement of the instruments.  It's one of the most significant additions I made to my system.  They aren't cheap but you can find deals on Ebay at 50% off.  I figure if people can spend upwards of $200 on a fuse these are a bargin.  
allexandar
24 posts
 
A paving slab/marble slab/granite slab under each speaker.

Other than that there was a guy who cut out a section of floor board and fitted concrete columns in the gap to ground level...
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Marble and Granite is great if you want overly bright sound.
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