Halcyonics under my tt. Wow

Tbg - did you have a chance to try it under a pre or a CDP ?

Tbg - what is the purpose of placing Halcyonics platform on top of a Mana rack ? Does it sound better that way ?

Contacted Halcyonics today and got this interesting info:

"Thank you for your inquiry about the Halcyonics Micro 40 series. (...) Laufer Teknik is the worldwide distributor of the Halcyonics line of products to the high-end audio/video industries. Halcyonics now has a version of its active isolation platform designed for the high-end audio industry called the "Silencer" which is based upon the same exact platform as the Micro series but in a size and with characteristcs well suited to audiophiles. You might see some introductions to it on Halcyonics web site:

http://www.halcyonics-audio.com

as well as my own:

http://www.lauferteknik.com

(...)"

Looks way cooler than the standard Micro 40.

How much does the Silencer retail for in the US ?

I should have the Silencer in the next couple of days/weeks. I will post my impressions vs my Finite Elemente Pagode Master Reference racks/stands in this thread.

Tbg - no, I'm sourcing it from Germany (I live in Europe) with the help of Sam Laufer. I will try it under my ARC CD-7 and ARC Ref 3 preamp. My ARC Ref 110 power amp is prolly too big and will not fit.

Does the Silencer only come in one size?

That is my understanding.

The current retail price of the Silencer is $11,500 USD. The Micro 40 is $9,500 USD.

I should have the Silencer this week.

I don't really get it either. I was hopiong it will be cheaper than Micro 40. And no, I'm not able to compare the two.

I just found a cool movie showing the effect of active isolation on an atomic force microscope: click here

Very impressive.

Here is more info: LINK

No. I end an email to Herzan asking about the retail for TS-140, but never got any reply.

BTW - does Micro 40 has auto leveling feature ? The Silencer has to be readjusted every time you put a different component on it (for different weight).

Could you ask about the TS140 as well ?

I tried The Silencer under my ARC CD-7 CDP, ARC Ref-3 pre and ARC Ref 110 amp. When I put my pre and power amp on the Silencer, the changes were minimal. A bit like changing the tube dampers. There were there, and were positive, but they not warranted extra $11.500 IMO.

CDP was a different story. Here the changes were very substantial, in terms or removing grain, improving stage depth, resolution, HF-air and decays. It is like the noise leven in the system had dropped -20dB. Here it actually represents a reasonable value. Not good, but reasonable. I think that If I had a spare $11500 burning my pocket (which I do not have right now - the unit was on dealer loan) I would keep it. Oh well - maybe one day !

Thank you Tbg for bringing my attention to this innovative product.

PS. I borrowed The Silencer to a friend who owns VPI Aries 3 turn table. I will report back on his findings as well.

I already have the AHP (HiFi Tuning) Klangmodul 3+ circuit breakers. Never tried the fuses though. I will have to check them out.