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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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I have never blown an IsoClean fuse, nor have I ever heard a benefit from using a fresh one relative to one used for over a year and a half.
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reidwhitney
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I understand this is an old thread, but I am still very curious as to how active vibration isolation systems have benefitted the audible clarity of your equipment. I do work for Herzan and wish I was with the company during your original inquiry to provide assistance to your vibration noise issues. This by no means is a solicitation, moreover, I am simply curious with your experience active vibration isolation systems and their effect on your equipment.

Thank you,

Reid
tbg OP
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Reidwhitney, it has been several years since I sold my two Halcyonic bases for the StillPoints Rack. I don't know what having everything on Halcyonics, but having everything on the StillPoints Rack was better than having two on Halcyonics and the remainder on Mana stands.
audiofun
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I own two Accurion Silencers and I can tell you first hand that they do work! CAVEAT under some things :) I have found that my AMR DP777 Dac loves the Silencer. It is a match made in Heaven figuratively speaking and the benefit it brings to the AMR is considerable. I also noted that the Ayon CD5s sounds MUCH better when atop the Silencer. I have tried 2 of my amplifiers on it, the Graaf GM200 and the Graaf Modena, it absolutely sucked the life out of both of them in Active isolation mode. Passively the amps sound wonderful on the unit but when active, it has a negative effect. It seem to rob the music of it's harmonic content, all notes which used to hang and float in the air like live music are abruptly truncated. It is not a subtle effect. I also noted that my MFA Reference TVC Pre does not sound good on the unit when it is in Active mode.

So my experience with them shows that YMMV is very true. When it works with a product it is spectacularly good. When it does not work well with a product it is equally spectacularly bad.

Some have claimed that everything they put on was made to sound better. I absolutely do not dispute their claim as I do not have their equipment/ears...etc, but in my case it just aint so :)
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