Isolation footers for Rotel RCD-1072


Do any of you Rotel RCD-1072 owners out there have any experience with brass (or other) isolation footers under the deck. If, so, did you remove the original feet ? Where did you place the new footers ? Noticeable MUSICAL improvements ? Let me hear your thoughts. Thanks, and Happy Listening !
adam18
Don't know the RCD-1072, but in general brass footers work particularly well under CDPs, preamps and amps. I've experimented with lots of footers and the Mapleshade Heavyfoot V3 are the best bang-for-the-buck footers I've heard.
No need to remove original feet, just place in a roughly triangular arrangement under the equipment and in direct contact with the bottom of the chassis. I usually place one of the footers under the heaviest part of the equipment and distribute the other two to balance and stabilize the equipment. With a CDP, I also like to place a footer directly under the disk tray. Improvements include more articulate images, improved dynamics and musicality, and, significantly defined bass.
I owned the 1072 a while back. I also happened to have a set of 3 large brass cones that my friend let me borrow. I put them under the cd player hoping to hear a difference. I may have heard a very slight difference, but I'm guessing it's because I wanted to hear a difference, not because there actually was one.
With a well assembled system such as you've put together I say yes you will hear a difference. I think the heavy feet recommended above are worth every dollar. The difference I noticed in the sound when I put them under my Rotel was a more laid back sound and not as hard around the edge. Yea I just took off the original plastic feet and packed them away.

Happy listening!