What's under YOUR CD player?


Will I really improve the sound from my Ikemi CD player by putting something under it, other than the walnut shelf it sits on inside my antique hutch stereo cabinet?

Will upgrading the power cord to a PS minilab cable help also?

Or, should I just play the music?

(it's fun though, isn't it!)
jbatlanta

Showing 1 response by fpeel

In the past a variety of things have sat under my digital gear. Inner tubes, rubber footers, BDR cones (with and without "Those Things"), etc. have taken up residence at one time or another.

Currently there are two 5 lb. Ziplock bags (actually they're double bagged) of #30 mesh industrial sand on top of the CAL Delta transport. There is another 5 lb. bag on top. The Alpha DAC sits on two of these bags with a 2.5 lb. bag of sand on top. Each component is on its own MDF shelf that sits on spikes attached to a tubular steel rack that has also been filled with sand.

Interestingly, this set up sounds the same as the BDR Cones w/Those Things, but is way more stable (the CAL gear is a lightweight ~8 lbs. each).

BTW, this looks like hell, so I'm looking for some nice covers for the sand bags.