Gingko Isolation platforms

LOL... I don't have buckets of anything, lol. I have used sorbothane pucks in the past on my tube gear and they worked well. Whenever I've tried home made vibration devices, I've lost bass or soundstaging etc.... I think that there is something to them tuning them to specific frequencies. Heck, I work with wood and can easily make a Mapleshade shelf and I may do that still for some other components.

Elizabeth, you don't find that you lose something by using the stoppers? Just curious. Thanks.

I think there is this knee-jerk assumption by audiophiles that components can't sit on their own feet. As you have experienced, adding aftermarket footers can cause you to lose bass or whatever. If the system is muddy, this can be a blessing, but I personally believe that most people who actually listen to music would prefer a system with a bit more "padding" or richness in the lower end. As you are doing, you have to try them and decide if they are genuinely making the listening experience more pleasurable on the whole.

If you want to optimize the Gingko idea then be sure to check out Herbie's Audio Lab website where the replacement "Medicinball" is made available to do even better than the Gingko originals. Also, a wealth of other effective support ideas are on this site.

Meanwhile, the art of isolation has moved on to ever newer options, including one from Machina Dynamica that may well provide the best benefit at an affordable cost. This is what I currently use under my tube and solid state components, as well as beneath the wood platform supporting my turntable.
Quite impressive.

Good isolation enables the potential of a component to emerge at its best, and there are many ideas and controversies regarding how to reduce negative effects of vibrations (great and small) upon components and the listening environment.