Hovland HP-100: Success with vibration control


Wondering if anyone has had particularly good success in two areas of vibration control with the Hovland HP-100 preamp. One is vibration control for the entire unit such as cones. Another is vibration control of the tubes. Or maybe, as so often is the case, on paper it seems like you will get differences but on listening you notice no difference or can not reliably tell the difference. By the way, maybe the non-remote preamps, like the HP-100, should be made part of the solution of the national obesity epidemic. :-D
nanderson

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I use a Townsend Seismic Sink under my HP-100.
I found that it improved transparency, and tightened up the bass as well. I had tried some BDR products - Cones and shelves - but they tended to thin things out. I've never had any sucess with vibration controls that raise a component off of it's footings.
All tweaks are system dependent, so it's worth trying out many different options.
Good Luck
Carl