Vibration Isolators


Do vibration isolators really help CD sound performance? Which are the best ones to use, and can they be used in a stack format?
jlbsea

Showing 2 responses by swklein

Yes, they make a big difference, and yes, you need to experiment. I've had the best results with my CD player by supporting it on a maple cutting board with Aurios 1.2s beneath, used with their matching 7/16" tungsten carbide balls (the 1.2s are richer sounding than the 1.1s, and less bass heavy and clearer than the Pros). Aurios are relatively expensive, but they're worth trying, particularly under CD or DVD players-- they make as much difference as a good cable or component change.
No quarrel with anything that works, Warrenh. I don't understand the physics behind vibration isolation or tranfer (lowly English prof that I am), but I know what works. And just as I don't for the life of me understand why different power cords affect the sound radically, so I don't understand what makes the Aurios so effective (or, for that matter, why they have different sounds from one another). This is an inductive business, and we'll let the scientists figure it out in the future. If it's good enough for medicine (see under aspirin, for instance) why not audio?