WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC?


What is reasonable to expect in SQ gain with respect to a DAC, since there are no actively moving parts?

Footers only? Platforms only? Or is a combination of both best?

Keeping this open ended (as well as budget wise) to see what Audiogon Members recommend and advise.

However, thoughts on Gains v.s. Spend with the specific products you are recommending are welcome and will be very helpful.

The only footers I have used in the past are those from Herbie's Audio Lab.  I have used two different 'audio' racks (which have been dismantled) and I am using their shelves as isolation platforms for my speakers and other components (but not the DACs).

The DACs in use are a Schiit Yggdrasil and an Exogal Comet Plus. The stock rubber footers with the Yggdrasil are as basic as they come; The Comet has an acrylic plate with rounded metal screws.

THANK YOU!
david_ten
Sticking My DAC in the Freezer did improve on the SQ has anyone else tried this?
And by the way thanks to Geoff for a number of very good damping ideas with his cork paper in the DAC.  Those will help too.
david_ten OP1,143 posts07-09-2017 7:40pmAnother update, and a shout out to @bdp24  for bringing these to my attention.

I connected with Mike of Ingress Audio Engineering and will be getting a set of Level 2 and a set of Level 3 Rollerblocks in a few weeks.

David I know this a bit dated, but was wondering what your impressions were of the ingress rollerblocks?

Just get a bag of steel or lead shot at the sporting goods and put it on top of the DAC.  Make sure this does not block cooling.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio