Teajay, I've not heard the spider clamp directly. I read about it in the EMC Web site and was curious, so I poked around.
I recall reading several comments here about it and while some said it improved things a great deal, others were not so sold. Also, an audio dealer I spoke to about the clamp cautioned me that it might not be worthwhile. At the time the clamps were sold out and I stopped thinking about it.
I have seriously considered the Empirical Audio mods after reading about Tvad's experiences.
I love the sound of my player, but a few things about its quirky operation have me troubled. Not so much that I'm thinking about a new one.
If I do mod, I will see about installing a digital input to use the onboard DAC to handle sources from a laptop.
