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Isolation for Rega Apollo / Saturn?

Hi all,

Just wondering what isolation devices people have found work well with these players (feet and/or shelves etc.)

I've seen other posts here and on other sites where people mention the Apollo/Saturn doesn't respond that well to isolation..

I tried a Black Diamond Racing 'Shelf' from elsewhere in my system under my new Saturn, and, while resolution was improved, musically it didn't seem much better at all.. maybe even worse in some aspects.

I'm thinking of trying some Finite Ceraballs or something.

What have people found works best? I've seen users on this site and other forums mention that these cd players don't respond that well to isolation, and accordingly have just remained with the stock feet on the rack. (The BDR Shelf experiment above would certainly contribute to that theory given the Shelf is an amazing device that has worked wonders elsewhere in my system - with the Saturn though, not that remarkable at all..) On the other hand I tried the stock feet as others have relied on, and the sound was pretty awful.. Muddy and lacking in detail/musicality (compared to a Black Diamond Racing Shelf - as you may reasonably well expect, given the price of a BDR Shelf..)

Surely there must be some solutions! Anyone out there with positive experiences with isolation for these players - I would love to hear from you!! Thankyou!!

Cheers

Andrew
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kbarkamian
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Very little/minor changes with my Apollo in my system. What worked best was having the Apollo on an Ikea Lack end table. I didn't use that long term as it didn't have enough of an effect to make my room ugly.

Hockey pucks under the feet were pretty good as well.

Nothing was really dramatic; I think the differences were pretty subtle. That's a very good thing for me because I can focus on far more important things.
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