Jade the sandwich is a valid approach; I'm not laughing at all. What you are doing is much the same as my approach. Basically I isolate my rack from below using pods & then couple the component to a Black Diamond shelf, using cones. I'm glad that you explained the specifics of your Neuance shelf application; I've been thinging of trying one & now I'm even more curious.
First come the Vibrapods for isolation, they sit on the rack itself. The Black Diamond shelf sits on the pods. CD player sits on the BD shelf but not directly, I have three downturned BD #4 cones between the player & the BD shelf. I like the #4 BD cones as opposed to the #3's which sounded slower & too damped on my player. I want to experiment with ceramic & brass etc, cones too. Polycrystal & DH Labs are next up to try out.
Eh: a nice approach is to keep a variety of coupling & isolation products on hand so you can experiment with different components to determine the optimum for each one. Not all compponents will optimize with the exact same setup. The thicker Source, as I understand it, is intended for turntables. I only have a Shelf under mine, coupled with downturned brass cones. An Arcici Airhead is in place under the BD shelf; this isolates from the rack & provides a leveling mechanism simultaneously.
First come the Vibrapods for isolation, they sit on the rack itself. The Black Diamond shelf sits on the pods. CD player sits on the BD shelf but not directly, I have three downturned BD #4 cones between the player & the BD shelf. I like the #4 BD cones as opposed to the #3's which sounded slower & too damped on my player. I want to experiment with ceramic & brass etc, cones too. Polycrystal & DH Labs are next up to try out.
Eh: a nice approach is to keep a variety of coupling & isolation products on hand so you can experiment with different components to determine the optimum for each one. Not all compponents will optimize with the exact same setup. The thicker Source, as I understand it, is intended for turntables. I only have a Shelf under mine, coupled with downturned brass cones. An Arcici Airhead is in place under the BD shelf; this isolates from the rack & provides a leveling mechanism simultaneously.