Nobsound springs - load range

@noromance 

I’ve Nobsound springs under 11 pieces of equipment. All with 3 footers under each.

I just picked up 2 new sets. That is my approach too Brian. Thus, Now have three sets = 4 pieces of equipment. Was just playing around with spring counts on my Belles 400A this afternoon, which is a beast. Started with three springs initially, but added a 4th spring to each of its three today (in the center).

Why not try one footer centered at the rear with 5 springs on it? There are manufacturers such as Esoteric that have only 3 factory installed footers under their disc players.

I’m just unsure and a little wary of the potential danger due to the 63 lbs weight of the unit. It has heavy duty cast-iron insulator feet which strongly support the component. The bottom plate at the rear middle may not be strong enough to be used as a support. Furthermore, there are air vents at the bottom which extend close to the rear of the unit. It’s a Class A amp.

If the component is less than 20 lbs I wouldn’t hesitate to use 3 footers as a support. My DAC is rather lightweight at 15 lbs, and 3 footers with 1 spring each may be too much.

I haven’t tried the second set of Nobsound on my DAC yet as I want to evaluate the performance of it on the amp first. I have to say, initial impressions have been very positive although the set up may not be fully optimized.

@ryder

My Belles 400A is about 60-70lb too, and three feet are fine. Now, because of my layout, there are two toroidal transformers in the middle, so that may help, not sure how yours is set-up. Regardless, the chassis in my old Belles is very strong, I have no concerns with one foot/spring in the rear. There isn’t any flex in the chassis that I can see.

Bkeske, this is the layout of my amp. Now I realize why it’s heavier at the front. The transformers are closer to the front.

Nobsounds on my amp. I managed to reduce the gap to 3.5mm at the front. 2mm gap at the rear.

@ryder

I gotcha, nice Lux. Yes, your layout is a bit different as it is an integrated, not a stand-alone amp. The shots of mine are on my virtual system page. I use the Nobsound feet under the chassis itself, not to its stock feet, but instead, adjacent to them. I should probably remove the stock feet actually.

I had been using cones prior, which did make a significant difference. The Nobsound vs the cones I was using is pretty much the same/similar actually. Perhaps a little better, but not anything that ‘turned my head’ over.