Isolation platform under US 500 for CDP

Another vote for the Neuance here...

I have SRA Ohio Class Squared bases under all my gear, and they've provided an eye-popping improvement under each component I've used them with. I've tried a lot of the best of the best, including Grand Prix, Neuance, Bright Star, Aurios, Symposium, Black Diamond, etc., and NOTHING has yielded the performance improvement of the SRA. IMO, they're at the very top of the heap. And Kevin Tellekamp is one of the nicest and most honest people you could ever hope to meet in this biz. For your reference, the VR Series 2.0 is available in the new Squared configuration. Check out the following link: http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/silentrunning_ohio_class_xlplus2_followup.htm .

SRA Ohio Class XL Plus2 Equipment Platforms are up to ten times the cost of Neuance... is it really ten times better?
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No, the SRA probably isn't ten times better than the Neuance, but I just made that comparison to demonstrate my fondness for SRA products. But in the poster's price range, the VR Series 2.0 or Tremor/Less are very viable options.

R f sayles, with all due respect, name me ONE product in high end audio that is ten times more expensive that is also ten times as good. I have nothing bad to say at all about the Nueance products, just that your question can apply to everything in high end audio with the same result.