Springs for homemade isolation stand

Along the same vein as Markd51, you might also consider installing 3 feminine hygiene pads under each component, the rack, and each speaker.

Although it's pretty much a crapshoot for sonic improvements, the pads not only provide a clean and complimentarily contrast to most components, they also make the room smell like a cool summer breeze (a real benefit for lovers of smelly hot tube gear).

Of course this is assuming you use new pads, otherwise all bets are off.

-IMO

To funny Stehno! When I was a kid, I ran around the house with a tampon, and a cigarette lighter, threatening everyone in the house that I was going to blow the place up! lol All the women were blushing, and my uncle just about fell on the floor, dying of laughter! Ahh, the crazy thing you do when you're a kid.

Yes though, I agree, a person with a little ingenuity, and thought, can devise very marvelous devices with next to no cash outlay.

I still haven't made my own Home Depot Sand base as of yet, but plan on doing so in the future. I figure for $20 worth of materials, and a bit of time, there's not much to lose if the project is a disaster. Mark

Darren a simple & proven solution is bubble wrap. Get the pink / red colored antistatic type (for longevity) place a sheet flat between the entire slab and your rack top. The sealed bubbles act as isolating springs & can hold the weight because you're using an entire sheet

I might try the bubble wrap. I am using Stillpoints under my turntable. The sound improved w. deeper bass & improved clarity. I just feel that a good isolation stand improves a system substantially. I don't want to spend hence the idea of using springs. If any of you have seen the Machina Dynamica or the Minus K they use springs to isolate. Sounded interesting if I could make my own. I agree about the dissimilar material idea & even the car tube. The bubble wrap sounds interesting in a cost perspective. I will pick some up & post my results once I get it done. My turntable w. the base from the Sound Anchor stand is over 200 lbs at least. Now to find some friends to help lift it.

Koni racing shocks are the answer.