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Is this my imagination?

Hello,

I was happy with sound stage until yesterday. Before SLI-80 and cd player was on the floor. Put SLI-80 integrated amp and CD player on the table yesterday ( about 2 feet table). Seem to me that the sound stage is not the same, seem like not big and solid sound stage like before. Nothing change but the table. Do you think is that my imagination or that table high have something to do with the sound.

Thank you,
eddy1
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hifiman5
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You might consider decoupling your speakers from the floor. Vibrations from the speakers would not then travel to your components on the tables. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use vibration absorption materials under your components.

Visit Herbie’s Audio Lab..They have grungebuster feet for vibration absorption and they also have decoupling gliders for the spikes of your speaker bases. http://herbiesaudiolab.net/spkrfeet.htm#cone
eddy1 OP
135 posts
 
Thank you everyone for your value input.  I will remove the table and will give you guys the feedback.


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russ69
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The more clear space between your speakers the better the soundstage.
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toddverrone
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@hifiman5 while decoupling speakers from a suspended floor would help reduce vibrations transferred to the components through the floor, there would still be vibrations induced through the movement of air. So, like you said, isolating equipment is still necessary. Just wanted to make that subtle point
eddy1 OP
135 posts
 
Thank you,
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