Basic anti vibration? Cones vs pods? Is there "good enough solution"?

@jerrybj

A set of 4 with Vibropods and cones underneath the Perreaux amp.

Well, color me a bit surprised. After months of debating how much an improvement of cones would make under my Belles amp, I looked into the Vibropod cones. For $8 each from Audio Adviser, I said, ‘heck, worth a shot’. Pretty inexpensive to try out, and liked that they have a ‘ball bearing’ imbedded at the contact point within the vinyl based cone, which intrigued me.

Just got them, put them under the Belles. Was changing a side of an album I was playing, and dang, could it be a placebo effect? But I swear everything sounded better almost immediately.

Hard to believe such a ‘small thing’ can make this kind of impact, but I’m sold. And didn’t have to spend a bunch of cash to find out.

@williewonka 

Good info. As my Belles amp (55lb +/-) is also on a wood shelf (actual laminated wood not mdf). I also thought of a stone base(s) at the contact points of the cones. I don’t have any granite slabs or tiles at the moment, but do have a box of unused ceramic tiles, so tried that. I can’t say the change was as dramatic as installing the cones themselves, but it may bit a bit better, and actually makes some sense. I think; As my cones have, essentially, a small steel ball contact point, I would think it would be better for that contact/weight to be spread over a larger and more dense base and not directly into the wood shelf itself.

I guess it’s all ‘try it and find out’.

@williewonka

Are they are like the Vibrapod?

Yes, they are the Vibrapod *cones* As you linked to, not the origional ‘disc shape’ Viprapod. I’m using the cones alone, which Vibrapod states you can on their web site.

I just used the tile as a I had some on hand. As I’m in the design/build biz, I’m sure I can probably find a scrap piece of granite at some point, or buy a slab, or tiles. Actually, granite tiles are pretty cheap at Home Depot.