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Synposium Acoustics - Impressed!

Decided to give their lowest-end platform (Segue) a try under a Rega P3 to see if it could lower the noise floor a bit.  Amazing night and day difference that far exceeded my expectations.  Not only did it damped vibrations really well, it even eradicated what I presumed was a poor-grounding hum that was notable when moving the cart towards the record at higher volumes during cueing.  Arguably this was less than an optimal product match as I see I should have gone for the Segue ISO for use under analog turntables.  Nonetheless the results are stellar.  I now have a Foundation rack on order and look forward to resonance-free support under all my gear.

Questions - anyone else seeing similar results?  Anyone using the Svelte Shelf under speakers?
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tooblue
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Having great results with a Symposium Segue ISO heavy mass version under a 80 lb VPI Prime with single motor flywheel sitting on a 3" maple block on top of my Lead Balloon turntable stand. In a much more needed application with my Origin Live table upstairs on a very average stand it really shows its effectiveness, it is night and day. In both my applications I am using them with tables that have no suspension of their own. I am taking notes of the applications others are using and their results. happy listening.
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three_easy_payments OP
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Very helpful input from all.  From the results I've seen so far I can see how easy it may be to go down the Symposium rabbit hole searching for further incremental benefits. 
tooblue
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Good thing is after you get in the rabbit hole their products are reasonably priced.
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My evening was spent assembling my new Symposium Foundation rack and migrating my gear over.  Truly impressed with the quality of the rack in terms of both engineering and performance.  Undeniably lowered the noise floor.  I decided to place the feet on 4 Precision Couplers on top of my wood floors mainly to prevent possible floor damage but I suspect the performance is enhanced as well.      
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dentdog
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Ordered a pair of Symposium platforms for my tt and phono preamp. They will sit on top of a diy butcher block rack. Since currently breaking down everything to change a couple of components. Glad to hear these improvements.
ebm, I looked at the copper legged racks and gotta say they are gorgeous. Have dumped all my funds into upgrades so I will be waiting a while. Would like to hear your impressions if you have had some time to evaluate.
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