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Advice on stacking equipment

In a possible space saving and redisplaying exercise Im thinking of stacking my line stage ( see system for details) on top of my cd player.To be honest I'm in two minds regarding the audible benefits of isolating/coupling equipment. But like most of us I I've bought over the years a number of aftermarket accessories in the pursuit of improved performance . At present I have a 1" thick sheet of black delrin under my klyne pre. one set of black diamond cones and 3 DH squares under my cd player along with some (12) small medium hard rubber like feet brought and recommended to me in by a high end dealer in England in the early 90s . I'm wondering what other members have used with good results when having to stacked equipment. Or is it always a bad idea? Thanks.
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mapman
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Stacking a device with a low level phono stage in it near a power amp other powered components or devices is the main problem I've encountered, but certainly many other similar kinds of problems are possible when multiple electronic devices are in close proximity to each other.

Having said that, I have my components stacked pretty tightly and there is no trace of noise or distortion as a result in my system currently.

I did have to move things around a bit recently and add some external magnetic field shielding to my step up device for my low output MC phono cartridge to eliminate very noticeable hum otherwise (see postings on my system for details).

In general I would recommend avoiding stacking components in close proximity if it can be avoided.
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mapman
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"How close do you think its safe to go before interference kicks in?"

No simple answer. You have to listen. IF it sounds clean, then it is.

OR, you can get a meter to measure magnetic fields at key locations if that makes you feel safer.
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