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Isolation Platform - to be or not to be for CDP?

Right now, I am restricted to a fairly sturdy all wood cabinet to house my equipment. I was considering a custom mapleshade 2" platform to be supported by metal inserts or dowels to go under my CDP. Is this a worthwhile (~$200) investment given the type of cabinet. Eventually I will go to a better rack but that is probably at least several months out on the horizon. Any advice, as always, is greatly appreciated.
maineiac
tbg
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I am sure that they were set up correctly but unsure which it was. It was the first table they came out with. Since the sound went along with what I have always heard from platter supports, I was not surprised, but I remembered the different sound I had heard at CES.
bpwalsh
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Norm (Tbg), you seem so sure of yourself yet you don't recall what you listened to. Perhaps this will refresh your memory: Ryan C brought his Nimbus which by all accounts had some leaks and thus wasn't performing up to par. So no, it couldn't have been set up correctly.
tbg
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Ugh, the once instance I recall was Fred Crowder's use under the Lindemann. The Mana copy lent much greater impact.
tbg
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I just noticed, "so sure of yourself!" Thanks, I wish it were true. The greatest fear is moving one step forward and two backward.
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geoffkait
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Tbg - If the Lindemann's special "damping feet" were used in your comparison, I can see where the performance of Nimbus might possibly have suffered, as Nimbus requires very high stiffness/hardness type feet for best results. There a quite a few other things regarding set up for best results, many not too obvious. (Annoying, I know.)
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