Sistrum or Neuance or...?


I'm considering some isolation for my transport and DAC. Which of the Sistrum or Neuance do you recommend? Or what else? I'm certainly open to suggestions. Thanks.
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Ouch! Sistrum does it again. TWL, better go after the *mature* waitresses full time! I just had my breakfast (that's right--at 2:30 PM!) at the local diner. I mean, they might be *mature*, but all that walking back and forth keeps them in shape! Some dental work might be needed.

Ohlala, ask member Jahaira ( José García ) for a picture of his DIY rack. Well thought out, with shelves that can be tuned for each separate component. It's the real deal.

You see, Sean can't be fooled since on top of all his knowledge and experience he's got a Moca wood board I gave him. He knows what the real deal is...Moca is about as perfect as it gets.
Sean, it's your day off and look at what you've done! TWL, you should seriously consider my suggestion regarding those *mature* waitresses...

For whatever reason(s), Sistrum cannot sustain their methods and the more they defend them the more they mess things up. Just a simple observation.
Let's talk about the *mature* waitresses, instead. I suggested to TWL he should do like I did when I was a hi-fi bum: work part time at a food place in order to have food and *beverage* readily available. In his particular case, he could work at a diner, take his BMW motorcycle to work and start working on those *mature* waitresses. He's got the log cabin, the stereo and the atmosphere! Bet they'd love to listen to some Martina McBride on the system--oops, better get a CD player, Tom!

What a riot!

Happy St. Valentine's day (for those of ewe Catholiks)
Geoffkait, I have a Dennensen air suspension platform for my DD turntable and can see your point in lowering the resonant frequency w/ springs. That's what the platform works. I also used to live one block from railroad tracks and it was pretty bad how the entire house rattled when those cargo trains would pass. Those vibrations were coming up 'from the earth', so I don't see a rack like the Sistrum being able to 'drain them back'.

Are you implying that vibrations cannot be "drained to earth" as Sistrum claims?
Goldmund cones are much better than Audiopoints. True, the price difference is wide, but I must not forget my Marigo cones either. Different devices work best in different scenarios and there is no way I could use Goldmund nor Marigo cones under my Channel Islands components. Audiopoints do the job like nothing else would. I can honestly say they are pretty much the most cost effective cone out there--when used pointing down!

Tom, there's no way Sistrum Inc. is going to con Sean...
Warren, you just asked me for my system layout a few days ago. It's self explanatory. Just add the number of pieces. Then look at Lak's.

As for marketing, it is evident the Sistrum is a *boutique* product. So are the explanations...
Audiotweak: Sistrum won't beat Moca wood. Sean knows better--he's got a board...
Warren, the Sistrum is not designed for people like Sean nor myself. Our systems are complex. The Sistrum was designed to be marketed (and rightfully so) to a particular type of individuals. I knew it when I saw it in Lak's system. Try placing my little Channel Islands/Monolithic Sound components on a Sistrum--and please don't even consider putting them down. Ask Lak what sounded *significantly* better--my little $249 CI passive pre or his $3500 Presence Audio tube beast...
Of course Jay is right! he points out the very essence of all this mess, of which you are a MAJOR contributor:

But my and others' objections are not about Sistrum's performance. They're about the very questionable, science-like claims and explanations that, for some reason, Sistrum backers seem more devoted to forcing upon the rest of us than supporters of just about any other product. Their question seems to imply that if you were to try and enjoy a Sistrum product, than somehow that would prove that the line of science-like verbiage that Starsound puts out is valid.
That New Zealander knows his tuning, I have to say..............

But I reckon the idea of light and rigid, to make sure energy stored is minimised and released quickly, is in natural conflict with the concept of damping. By its nature damping tries to absorb energy and not return it later, but that is a difficult ideal to achieve in practise. It is in this trade-off that I feel there is as much art as science - finding the trade-off that does the least damage to the music. The reason why I like the items closest to the component to be damped or even compliant (in the case of the feet) is because the component needs to be both isolated from vibrations by the total structure, but also damped.
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He needs that *mature* waitress. This past Sunday afternoon I was called to work all night and I went to the 24 hr diner. Yes!, those *mature* waitresses are in shape from all that walking back & forth. Not the prettiest faces, but I'm shure performancewise they will not dissapoint any *mature* man with adequate stamina. Start skipping rope, Tom!