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Isolation Cones vs Cheap Cables

I'm posting this here for I didn't want to hijack a recent thread on cables and the title is a little misleading.

It was suggested to a member that BDR cones offer a lot of bang for the buck compared to cheap power cords when it comes to "making an impact on sound".

I'll buy into that concept!

I was looking reading about BDR cones and it seems like a lot of folks place three of them under a speaker instead of four.  I'm going to purchase some and have to ask the question:  Why three cones and not four?  My floor standing speakers are about 48" tall and the base is only about 10" wide.  I gotta think that using three cones with my speakers would make them top heavy.  Yes?
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dekay
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Research the mechanics of "camera tripod" and then apply that info/logic to your application.

Three (proper for the application) spikes/cones beats Four unless you have you have the OCD capability to adjust Four for days/months/years in order to equal the result of Three.

Having tried both, numerous, times it's a no brainer for me.

In fact I use one of my "Fourth" brass cones as a DIY turntable/record weight.

DeKay
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dekay
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Millercarbon:

I tried two types of "Racing Cones" maybe 25 years ago and did not care for either.

Same as with all the other cones I've tried using Three (instead of Four) offered increased stability.  

I ended up using Greater Ranges/Neuance shelves with the stock feet on my CD deck and with NOS replacement feet on my Thorens deck.

The Neaunce shelves (early versions) are supported by Four upturned adjustable brass spikes (each) which were supplied with my audio rack.

The spikes required constant adjustment until I ended mig welding the rack into a solid structure, but the Four spikes the rack rides on still require adjustment occasionally, probably due our building settling (I live in the Los Angeles area).

The only footers I've used/liked were rectangular nail buffing sponges (via my wife) for a light weight Bel Canto DAC 1, little EAR rings that held a small metal ball bearing (gifted to me by member Brûlée) and in a pinch cold water faucet washers on my Thorens prior to obtaining NOS replacement feet. 

DeKay


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