Inspired by Albert Porter's system setup (my system is "nowhere" near as accomplished) I decided to move all the front end stuff 23 feet away behind a wall where vibrations from my speakers and subwoofer can not be felt. All that remains by the speakers are the mono amps on spiked amp stands. The long runs are: Pure Note XLRs from pre to amps for the B&W 802s and DIY cables for subwoofer. The other gear is only 1 meter Pure Note (ELF for TT to pre) wires from preamp.
The improvement has been dramatic. Even in the loudest passages of an orchestral score, my transport and DAC are absolutely vibration-free. Also, the preamp, turntable, phono pre, and DAT. It is, for me, the very best tweek even though you are incurring the expense of a long wire run with pricy (but well-worth-it) cable. I am sure there are other alternatives to vibration problems (and less expensive long-wire runs that could give you good sound) but this ended that nightmare for me.
Best regards.
VPI TNT V / JMW 12.5 / XYZ 1000 Airy
Pass Labs Aleph Ono
Wadia 23 (used as transport)
Audiomeca Enkianthus Dac
Panasonic SV-3800 DAT
Nakamichi ZX9 cassette deck
Pass Labs X1 pre-amp
Bryston 7 Bsst
B&W Matrix 802/S III on Sound Anchor stands
Velodyne HGS 18/II
Acoustic Zen MC2 digital cable
Pure Note Epsilon v.4 XLR/XLR
ELF cable RCA/RCA (TT to pre)
ELF Silver Reference (you HAVE TO hear these!)
Signal Cable and JP cables Maximum Gold power cords
Powervar ABC 1200-11 power conditioner (for digital gear only)
Powervar ABC302-11 (analog gear)
The improvement has been dramatic. Even in the loudest passages of an orchestral score, my transport and DAC are absolutely vibration-free. Also, the preamp, turntable, phono pre, and DAT. It is, for me, the very best tweek even though you are incurring the expense of a long wire run with pricy (but well-worth-it) cable. I am sure there are other alternatives to vibration problems (and less expensive long-wire runs that could give you good sound) but this ended that nightmare for me.
Best regards.
VPI TNT V / JMW 12.5 / XYZ 1000 Airy
Pass Labs Aleph Ono
Wadia 23 (used as transport)
Audiomeca Enkianthus Dac
Panasonic SV-3800 DAT
Nakamichi ZX9 cassette deck
Pass Labs X1 pre-amp
Bryston 7 Bsst
B&W Matrix 802/S III on Sound Anchor stands
Velodyne HGS 18/II
Acoustic Zen MC2 digital cable
Pure Note Epsilon v.4 XLR/XLR
ELF cable RCA/RCA (TT to pre)
ELF Silver Reference (you HAVE TO hear these!)
Signal Cable and JP cables Maximum Gold power cords
Powervar ABC 1200-11 power conditioner (for digital gear only)
Powervar ABC302-11 (analog gear)