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Is this my imagination?

Hello,

I was happy with sound stage until yesterday. Before SLI-80 and cd player was on the floor. Put SLI-80 integrated amp and CD player on the table yesterday ( about 2 feet table). Seem to me that the sound stage is not the same, seem like not big and solid sound stage like before. Nothing change but the table. Do you think is that my imagination or that table high have something to do with the sound.

Thank you,
eddy1
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russ69
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The more clear space between your speakers the better the soundstage.
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toddverrone
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@hifiman5 while decoupling speakers from a suspended floor would help reduce vibrations transferred to the components through the floor, there would still be vibrations induced through the movement of air. So, like you said, isolating equipment is still necessary. Just wanted to make that subtle point
eddy1 OP
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Thank you,
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fourwnds
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I had a wide ikea rack that I now use for records only that I put my components on for awhile and when I changed to a basic component rack the soundstage improved quite dramatically. 
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