Vibrapods under Bright Star for VPI Scout

I have used 3 different footers under my sand box and can tell no difference between them. My gut tells me that the sand is absorbing a great deal of the vibrations and therefore the footers are not that important. Note that I have never set the sand box directly on the shelf so I don't know what effect that would have.
IME there is a noticeable difference in the platform material used atop the sand upon which the TT sits. I am experimenting now with the sand box vs maple platform. I'm hoping to do a review and comparison of the 2 soon.

i would put the pods between the table and the big rock not under the big rock

I'm using an Aries 3, do your self a favor get some Mapleshade triple points and isoblocks for clarity and much better musical enjoyment. I found a maple shelf works in conjunction with above for a super isolation system

To get better decoupling than vibrapods, use six large springs under the sandbox. McMaster-Carr P/N 96485K125. This will improve both focus and smoothness relative to the sandbox alone.

Hi

Myself, I have a the VPI Scoutmaster. First I started with a BDR kit under the table. Worked good.

Tried the Brightstar and it gave me a diffent sound, better isolation.

But I got the best result using a Gingko Cloud 11 under the VPI.

My 2 cents