I found that my Forsell transport was extraordinarily affected by isolation devices, which I never could understand but I actually could hear clearly. In my experience, the best isolation I gave it involved using an air and silicone-filled bicycle inner tube in a base that was damped with sand and lead shot, and putting that on either a Seismic Sink or a Gingko Cloud 10 platform. This combination did a good job damping the vibrations of the unit as well as isolating it from vibrations transmitted from the rack (since my entire front end is in a different room from the speakers, I had less of a problem with airborne vibrations than others might have). Unfortunately every inner tube I used eventually would leak (fortunately the base with the sand did a good job containing the mess), so I ultimately wouldn't recommend doing this anymore. I can't say that isolating the other transports I have owned has made nearly as big a difference as isolation did with the Forsell (that was one tweaky unit).
Cd transport isolation
Out of curiosity does anyone have experience using different isolation products for transports? My CEC TL51x rests on 4 pieces of masterbase. But I have been thinking about trying out something different like Solid Tech feet of silence or Aurios Pro-Max. Now I’m a bit skeptical about isolation products in general. I haven’t tried without masterbase yet since I had them lying around.
So has one played around with different isolation products van transports or CD-players. Are those products any good? Or is the same investment better spend for isolation of the speaker.
I use a solidsteel H-6 audio rack. The shelves are made of MDF. The rack is very good for its price but I don’t like the looks of de MDF shelves. Can I replace them with “real” wood like maple or some other wood? Would that have an influence? Or doesn’t the material of the shelves have an influence on the sound?
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So has one played around with different isolation products van transports or CD-players. Are those products any good? Or is the same investment better spend for isolation of the speaker.
I use a solidsteel H-6 audio rack. The shelves are made of MDF. The rack is very good for its price but I don’t like the looks of de MDF shelves. Can I replace them with “real” wood like maple or some other wood? Would that have an influence? Or doesn’t the material of the shelves have an influence on the sound?
For my complete system see my virtual system.