looking for best isolation platform for CD player

I've found the Bright Star Air Mass products to make a noticeable difference, expecially when you crank up the volume and the bass energy in the room increases.

The most impressive system I have seen was at the Chicago Audio Society gathering a couple of months ago.

It is a 'stand' for lack of a better term that is designed to 'Isolate' (neutralize the degrading effects of ground borne vibrations) and to 'damp' (neutralize the degrading effects of air-borne vibration) the piece of gear.

Each one is designed for the particular piece of gear with which it is used. I don't know if the gentleman is advertising his product. Someone from the Chicago area might have more details.

Everything I saw about them was remarkable. All the info I know about them was from a paper called: "Isolation Systems for Audiophiles."

The system that Nrchy is refering to was devised by Joe Lavrencik, a member of the Chicago Audio Society. I'll try and contact Joe and see if he can contribute to this thread and / or at least provide a way for the public to contact him. As far as i know, he does not have a website set up as of yet but is working on it.

Joe does have a set of papers that he's put together that demonstrates the effectiveness of these devices using vibration of the component itself as a point of reference. These tests were conducted and measured at various frequencies to show just how well they do at dealing with different types of resonance transmission. Obviously, the more that the device is "vibrating" or "oscillating", whether it be from floor-borne or air-borne excitation, the less effective the device is. Sean
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you need to get in touch with a fellow audiogoner that makes the best isolation platform for CD players, transports, amps, etc...i didn't believe in this kind of tweaks (tried cones, rollerblocks, innertube), but after i tried his Ginkgo Cloud Nine platform, man was i wrong!...truly a stunning tweak!...good luck!

You will never find.. IT.. until you realize there is.. NO.. such thing as isolation.. Tom