Which cone's or platforms have helped?

Hi Chuck I neglected to answer your question above:
Actually the design differences are significant - not even close to the same shape at all. Regarding hardness, I do not know. Get on the Nordost website to see a picture of the Pulsar Points; very different approach. They are also available in a less costly aluminum version (doubtful the performance is equivelant, but I guess that's possible) however I wanted to compare titanum with titanium. The Orchard Bay's are shaped like a Hershey's Kiss with a very sharp point, & are best used with O.B.'s large brass pucks beneath them. They were/are available through Stewart at Sanctuary of Sound, a highly recommended Audiogion dealership. He has photo's on his website. I say "were" because I think he discontinued the titanium, but still has Orchard Bay brass cones etc. available which are said to be very good as well. Stewart also gives some very good advice based upon his substantial experiences with tweaks & he has never steered me wrong.

Cdc: That was Ken ( Caterham1700 ) of Neuance fame that suggested the Ikea "Lack" end tables. I did end up doing a lot of talking to Ken in that thread, so it might be easy to get us confused. It's either that or your memory is starting to go : ) Sean
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Silent Running Ohio XL platforms for mono blocks and a
Mana-Neuance shelf combination for digital or analogue.

All this talk about resonance transfer. Has anyone taken the time to think about it? If you're transferring the ever so slight resonance out, what about the big vibrations that you're transferring in? Footsteps or subwoofer vibrations are alot more than any resonance you're trying to transfer out. It's not real difficult. There are no one-way valves on resonance or virbration transfer.

Well designed platforms take care of the internal and external vibrations, since they do NOT work like a valve.
His platforms do not distinguish between the two forms of vibrations, but efficiently rid the component of internal as well as external vibrations.

Read what Kevin of Silent Running has to say about it:


A movement or vibration creates friction in the module and this produces heat. Heat is used to effect and change the darometer of the compound, in a pre-calculated manner dependent on weight. As vibrations pass through module after module, their amplitude gradually decreases until it is dissipated entirely. This is what makes the isoBASE such a highly effective isolation device.