Vibration Problem

I also have a vibration problem with my CDP (Jupiter2000), but only on certain CD's, especially one of my all time favorites: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Bernard Haitink & Emmanual Ax (Sony SK 63229). It drove me nuts, just as the music would build to tremendous crescendos in the 1st and 2nd movements, bam-there it is! argh! Tried Mappleshade Surefoot conepoints, no help. It's definitely not the CD because it plays without skipping in our all-in-one box $300 Panasonic HT system! Still searching for the right tweek. I do know this much, it's defintely the crescendos. With the volume turned down, I don't suffer the problem! But who wants polite crescendos? All of which surprises the hell out of me that my modest system can do this! I have small monitors from Joesph Audio driven by a Sim I5.Please let us know what finally works for you and best of luck!

Inspired by Albert Porter's system setup (my system is "nowhere" near as accomplished) I decided to move all the front end stuff 23 feet away behind a wall where vibrations from my speakers and subwoofer can not be felt. All that remains by the speakers are the mono amps on spiked amp stands. The long runs are: Pure Note XLRs from pre to amps for the B&W 802s and DIY cables for subwoofer. The other gear is only 1 meter Pure Note (ELF for TT to pre) wires from preamp.

The improvement has been dramatic. Even in the loudest passages of an orchestral score, my transport and DAC are absolutely vibration-free. Also, the preamp, turntable, phono pre, and DAT. It is, for me, the very best tweek even though you are incurring the expense of a long wire run with pricy (but well-worth-it) cable. I am sure there are other alternatives to vibration problems (and less expensive long-wire runs that could give you good sound) but this ended that nightmare for me.

Best regards.

VPI TNT V / JMW 12.5 / XYZ 1000 Airy
Pass Labs Aleph Ono
Wadia 23 (used as transport)
Audiomeca Enkianthus Dac
Panasonic SV-3800 DAT
Nakamichi ZX9 cassette deck
Pass Labs X1 pre-amp
Bryston 7 Bsst
B&W Matrix 802/S III on Sound Anchor stands
Velodyne HGS 18/II
Acoustic Zen MC2 digital cable
Pure Note Epsilon v.4 XLR/XLR
ELF cable RCA/RCA (TT to pre)
ELF Silver Reference (you HAVE TO hear these!)
Signal Cable and JP cables Maximum Gold power cords
Powervar ABC 1200-11 power conditioner (for digital gear only)
Powervar ABC302-11 (analog gear)

Chevy, take a look at HRS avisolation Nimbus cups and couplers. I am using 3 of them with my Audio Aero cdp without any problems. They do work better if there is a platform of some sort underneath them. Providing some type of mass will deaden the vibrations. I will eventually get something for the top of the player, most likely a HRS damping plate, try a little rock or Gutwire Note pads. Also, check any screws outside and inside the player and IC vibrations. Herbies Lab makes a inexpensive tweak for IC that might work for you. Good luck with your search.

I kinda hope nobody's reading this because it's embarrasing
to admit the problem I had which I thought was vibration caused from loud volumes that made my cd to skip turned out
to be entirely something else. I've recently started upgrading and didn't realize that my little amp Krell KAV-300i (recently sold) couldn't handle the load of the ML SL-3's and actually started cutting out on me during very loud
volumes that made me believe it was a vibration problem. I guess it's a learning process. Anyway,I truly appreciate all of your inputs as they taught me a lot about different types of tweaks available out there to enhance our music world.