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Halcyonics under my tt. Wow

I just put my third, too expensive but wonderful, Halcyonic active isolation base under my Shindo Labs tt and am just overwhelmed by what I am hearing. I doubt if I will sleep tonight having 50 LPs that I "must" hear.

The ambient detail and realism is just shocking.

It is one of the great tragedies of audio that this device cannot be made somewhere for under $2000; I think they would sell hundreds. I know I would have one for every componnent. Mine was used.
tbg
tbg OP
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Lewm, Halcyonic is not a US company, it is German. The initial price several years ago was $7800 for the Model One. See: http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/he2005/4.html although I do remember a price in the $6500 range.

The US importer hoped to get a lower price to increase sales, but that never proved possible. This is why I am so unhappy that this outstanding device is so beyond being an option of most audiophiles.
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geoffkait
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The Halcyonics Mod-1 appears to have a resonant freq of around 0.5 Hz. Am I missing something?
eldartford
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I think I am the one who suggested, some years ago on this site, that the Halcyonics table would outperform all the various vibration damping devices sold to audiophiles. My experience with it was in my work where we were using a pool of mercury as a level reference reflector, and we were troubled by ripples on the mercury surface. The Halcyonics cleared up the ripples. No other kind of vibration control came close.
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elberoth2
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How much does the Silencer retail for in the US ?
tbg OP
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Elberoth2, I heard that they hoped to sell it for $8500 or less, but I have never seen it listed.

I think you can see why my experiences are so frustrating. It has become unobtainium.
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