Different elements of a system benefit from different types of isolation, and the results are not always predictable. Also some manufacturers have spent time and resources experimenting and fine tuning isolation products specific to their components (eg AGD) whilst my impression is that some others just put some out there with little research simply to be in the market, and I'm convinced that some are merely snake oil. Also dealers want to make a profit on "upgrades" when folk can't afford to make a major component upgrade. Bearing all this in mind the ideal is to have home demos and try different things one at a time under key bits of gear, if you can find a dealer/another customer who will facilitate this. Turntables often benefit most from isolation from/dissipation of low frequency resonances/disturbances (but there may be further benefits at other frequency ranges too), other items such as tube pre-amps and components with transformers may benefit from isolation/reduction of vibrations at higher frequencies or broader frequency ranges. I have a range of different elements across my system, and the effects vary from subtle to considerable to negligible, depending on the method and the component.
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