Best vibration tweaks

Yes, vibrapods do work But first try lifting all wires, cords, power supplies and conditoners off the floor. Stryafoam is ideal for this. This is cheap and works. Use bubble wrap to isolate wires from power cords....then you can start tuning in ernest. All the market devices will effect the sound of your system in your room so it is hard to say "best". You may have to "borrow" things to try but your biggest tweak is the room itself. How does the room "sound"? Good luck and happy listening. Bluenose

I keep an arsenal of isolation tweaks handy. All isolation
tweaks produce different tonal shifts as well as variable
effectiveness in producing an enhanced musical sound.

I like bearing isolation for some applications and have Aurios MIB, Symposium Rollerblock, and Daruma II in my collection. Can be very effective under CDP, but also expensive and sometimes difficult/impossible to set-up because of cables being used.

Vibrapods/Air Bladders are very inexpensive and usually
easy to set-up. Good place to start, good for bright/lean sounding systems that need a richer sound. Go buy some
vibrapods or 12 inch bicycle innertubes and give it a try,
only cost you a few dollars.

I don't care for cones, but many people use them, they
are cheap and may be helpful if you have warm sound and are looking to acheive tighter/leaner more detailed sound.

Also available are aftermarket shelfs/platforms that are designed to control vibration, Symposium, Nueance etc.
usually you need to directly couple your gear to shelf
to get benefit.

Vibrations do affect sound, the most dramatic demonstration
is to properly set-up bearing isolation device under CDP,
you will be suprised what will be revealed in your favorite recordings.

Just a couple of general comments to add to this thread. There are two broad approaches to handling vibration: isolation, and control/absorption. Isolation techniques include things like cones and spikes (when you want to either anchor the item, or keep it from introducing vibration into the system), whereas control/absorption through the use of sorbotane, Vibrapods, NAVCOM, springs (turntable suspensions) etc., reduces the amount of energy being picked up by a component. Both methods are effective, but have essentially different approaches. Often, you will need a combination of both to eliminate the majority of vibrational energy.

dude, do it cheap. cut tennis balls in half and mount your components on them, then, unless you need to keep the top panel clear, put a concrete slab (approx. 8x12 inches) on top. see if it improves the sound. if not then you can spend the bigger bucks on fancy materials.
worked for me.

I'm about to throw away three 12.5" bike inner tubes filled with mineral oil, since I've found something I think beats them and is hugely easier. Make a shallow tray, say, 20" x 15", with sides 2" high. The bottom should be hard. Make a plywood sheet 19" x 14", and nine small marbles and three broccoli rubber bands. On the bottom, place three marbles each within the three rubber bands and locate these in an equilateral triangle on the bottom of the tray. Place the plywood sheet on top and your component on it. Variations are possible, but the general idea should have come across.