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Isolation Feet Upgrade

Happy Holidays!
I recently upgraded my Ayre QB9 to its Twenty status and bought a Bryston BDP Pi. Everything’s sounds good but if I could slightly increase bass and warmth I’d be even happier. My thought is to replace the ASR power cable to a Cullen Crossover II and by adding more silver into the power cord, that I’d increase warmth that way. The second tweak would be to replace the Herbie's Tenderfeet but am not sure what would constitute an upgrade. I have read claims however that certain brand names will increase bass response. I remember the time I replaced the stock feet on my QB9 in 2011 and how surprised I was by the improvement in clarity and detail. Am I just chasing my tail with these tweak notions or can I really tailor my equipment into a slightly more preferable sonic signature. Price point is always a factor.
Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!
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twoleftears
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This US website seems to stock them.

https://www.theaudionerd.com/products/black-ravioli-the-original-pad-isolation-pad-and-feet-sound-dampeners-new?variant=994289103

sidog1460
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I appreciate everyone’s input and will look into it. Thanks.

jerrybj
869 posts
 

Those theaudionerd pads are the original BR Pads from a few years ago.

Have been updated and improved since then.

williewonka
3,082 posts
 

@goofyfoot - For years I believed that the best way to isolate my components was to install some type of absorbing material, like sorbothane, between the shelf and the component.

Then on one thread I read about cone feet. I started with various sized wooden cones and to my amazement the sound improved

  • improved clarity and details
  • improved bass textures
  • the theory is that it "drains" unwanted vibrations from the component

I then read a post that one member recommended brass/bronze feet

And on a different forum about how to isolate components using a "sandwich" of materials under each component

For each component I now use

  • bronze feet of different sizes
    • these were custom made at a machine shop in my area, so the end product was quite reasonbly priced
  • sitting on a granite tile
  • with foam drawer liner between the shelf and the tile
  • here’s a link detialing the approach on my web site

The result is stunning details, exmpansive imaging and excellent bass performance and textures

Hope hat helps - Steve

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goofyfoot OP
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I’m reading good things about Iso Acoustics and there prices are reasonable. It seems like I could spend a lot of time and money trying this footer and that footer in order to fine tune my amp and DAC but in the end, I generally settle on what just sounds good for a competitive price. The exception might be in finding a cone footer for my Quads that might add a touch of warmth to a very neutral sounding electrostatic speaker.

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