vibration control - cd player


Hi all-

I've got a new Hegel Viking cd player here which is quite nice.  At the moment, it's sitting inside an Ikea cabinet.  The feet have a sort of small isonodes rubber piece. Is that sufficient?  Do I eventually want to invest in something like a Harmonic Resolutions platform?  Or the little EVP squares?  Or something else?  (A real audio stand is not an option in my very small room.)

Thanks for any advice.

Margot

mcanaday

OK Guys.  Don't laugh.

I had a BooS Blocks large cutting board laying around here for years, unused.  Not cheap.  Some kind of hardwood.  Then, someone here mentioned using one.  I figured what the heck.  Set it up with a few old anti vibe pucks also laying around for years.  Placed my transport on top.  Well Damm!!  Improved everything, especially low frequency details.  And, it cost nothing.

I am imagining that being a high end player it is probably somewhat heavy and has some vibration protection built in.  I wouldn't worry unless you hear obvious disc skipping issues.

  A word about audiophilia, Margot:  there are solutions usually well meaning people who can sell you all kinds of solutions for potential problems, and you can really go down a rabbit hole chasing all of these.  In this case at least it would be best to decide if you even have the problem before attempting a fix

Use Isoacoustics footers under the component I use them under all mine and my speakers. They not only protect against vibrations, knocks etc but improve sound.

You may want to check these out, I have had great success with them. 

https://livevibeaudio.com

https://audiophilevibrationcontrol.com

 

goose,

I also agree with you I have the Townshend podiums underneath my monitor audio platinum 200 ll and the improvement was as if I had upgraded to more expensive electronics Best upgrade I've ever done gets rid of most of the room problems as well. they isolate down to three hertz.