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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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mikelavigne
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Subaruguru, if YOU think it qualifies....then it does.

strickly speaking, whatever assembly that is holding your amps onto the ceiling (some sort of bracket or strap) would be the suspension. if they are rigidly attached....there is no isolation.....especially if the speakers are on the suspended floor above....any vibrations would travel into the amps.....which may or may not be a big deal.

btw, good idea for space efficiency and WAF effectiveness.
theaudiotweak
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Chelillingworth,when you set up the Sistrum rack did you use the proper Delron insert isolators and did you load sand or lead shot in the support rods?
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warrenh
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Chelillingworth, I agree with Theaudiotweak. Maybe you didn't tighten the support rods enough. Depending on sand or lead,-- does make a difference. Also, the Delron isolators are essential to proper setup. Are you sure they are inserted properly? Thanks in advance.
warren
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mikeg
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The Aurios 1.2s with 5/8" tungsten balls do a good job. Using a stiff cord is not recommended though.
twl
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Due to airborne vibration, there is no such thing as isolation. Direct floor coupling is the only thing that can work. If your component is truly isolated, then it will absorb all airborne vibrations, and have no load path to dissipate them. They will be dissipated into your component and affect the sound.
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