WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC?
Definitely footers under the DAC. The cheap stock footers used by Schiit offer no isolation. Herbie's Tenderfeet will absorb and neutralize vibration. As stated above, placement of footers makes a difference. Also, a damping weight on top helps when the unit utilizes a toroidal transformer, (I think the Yggy uses R-core transformers). http://edensoundaudio.com/shop/category/damping-weights/ And totally agree to use an aftermarket power cord. And replace SMPS wall-warts. I've heard good things about IFI... https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/ifi-ipower-outboard-supply |
@geoffkait : thanks for the clarification. @chayro : Sage advice. And I do trust my ears. And more than a little bit. Your words put a smile on face...thanks. @folkfreak : 1. all of my components are housed in an all wood Standout Designs cabinet. 2. I'm using Triode Wire Labs power cords. 3, 4, 5: Thanks for your thoughts. I will look into Marigo. @randy-11: I'm using a HD Plex 100 Linear Power Supply and an Uptone Audio UltraCap LPS-1. The Comet DAC, my Preamp, and my HeadAmp all have dedicated power supplies. @czarivey : let's make that substance assistance...I don't want to get in trouble. :) @lordcloud : how do you address vibration with your components? @respected_ent : Might also help with the cheese and crackers and charcuterie to go with @czarivey 's suggestive direction. @lowrider57 : Thanks and agreed. Also, I'm almost finished replacing the wall warts...router and ethernet port switch still need to be connected to something like the HD Plex. I'm beyond the iFi unit at this point. |
digital components such as dacs will ’sing’ along with the music, which is heard as noise and distortion. you can mass load your gear and change the frequency of the feedback noise, or you can decouple your gear and eliminate some or almost all of that noise/distortion. so much of what we hear as a digital signature is related to all the devices being affected by resonance. so this issue is a big deal. stock footers are notorious for enabling feedback as they are an afterthought to the design. the ultimate resonance control is ’active’ isolation; such as the Herzan TS-150. http//www.herzan.com/products/active-vibration-control/ts-series.html active isolation is 500x stiffer than any passive device such as a footer or shelf.....since it can stop and start. passive devices settle and float and overshoot. active devices do need a solid rack to be optimized, and soft floor or rack will compromise an ’active’ device. you have not heard what your gear can do until you’ve heard it on a properly installed active device. I use 2 active shelves in my system. but; active is expensive and more costly than your dac, so the next step is passive de-coupling footers. my favorite is the Wave Kinetics A10 U8’s which i use throughout my system. http//wavekinetics.com/products/a10-u8/ a great thing about the A10 U8’s is that they do not change tonality, and don’t have that ’metallic/hard’ type sound that some footers impose on your tonal balance. good luck with your dac. |
