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Where to use Isolation devices

Do isolation devices work on all components? I have a cd player, tube amp(Herbie's tube dampeners on all tubes) and preamp. All components are on a dedicated stand with at least some reasonable dampening. I have the cd player under some myrtle wood blocks, and nothing under the amp and preamp...I was thinking maybe something like the Black Diamond Racing cones I have heard so much about, or something similar.
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sean34

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sean34 OP
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Some good responses, thanks. The latest isolation device I was able to try recently was the Nordost Sort Kones. The shop I went to said that he would be money on the fact that I could hear the difference between a cd player without anything, and then with the Sort Kones....well he was right. I heard a lot of difference with the Sort Kones in regards to inner detail, more decay with the cymbals and drums, and I guess a little more air around everything. They are cheap at 60$...I am going to get three for my cd player to start out with.
sean34 OP
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Thanks Mceljo for the clarification. When I heard the Sort Kones, they were under a very high end Meridian cd player and the top of the line JM Lab Utopia's with some sort of expensive SS monoblocks. There was a lot of resolution and detail, so it was pretty easy to identify the difference.
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