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Raven One Owners - some questions

I've had my Raven One, Graham Phantom II, Dynavector XX2 combination for a month and now that everything is getting broken in I am beginning to consider some set up tweaks.

The Raven One now ships without the mat. Jeff C. said that "most listeners" prefer it without the mat; that is how he and Thomas W. prefer it. What are your experiences with and without the mat?

I am also thinking about isolation and what the table should be sitting on. Currently it is on the top shelf of my Mapleshade sampson rack and the shelf is 2" thick maple. The table has the new Stillpoint feet. I have another 2" Mapleshade platform that I could put on top of the rack, with Mapleshade brass triplepoints between the top shelf and the platform. But before I mess with that, has anyone tried anything like that and what results did you get?

Any other tweaks you have discovered with the Raven set-up?

Thanks,

Dave
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tricon_dave OP
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Thanks Stiltskin and Sonofjim. You have both convinced me to try some different isolation set-ups. I'll start with what I have -- the extra mapleshade platform -- and see what happens.

Stiltskin - I have read good things about the Walker record cleaning products and may give them a try next time I make an order. What's the benefit of the Mint protractor on the Raven/Graham?

Thanks,

Dave
tricon_dave OP
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Just a quick update. I have installed the 2" mapleshade platform on the top shelf of my rack, with 4 isoblocks (mapleshade's cork & rubber footers) cut in half, so they only have one layer of cork and rubber. Also, based on a suggestion from Jeff C., I have slightly unscrewed the Stillpoint feet so they are no longer flush up against the bottom of the table.

With two concurrent changes, it is hard to tell what the impact of each was but I hear improvement in the 3-dimensionality of the soundstage, notes seems to linger a little longer, better and sharper initial attack, slightly better detail and more clarity to things previously hidden in the background, and surprisingly tighter bass. The improved bass was not expected, but acoustic bass and drums have more impact and snap to them.

Thanks for the nudge to give it a try. And if you have the Stillpoint feet on your Raven, try slightly unscrewing them to see what you hear.

Next steps...Walker cleaning products.

Dave
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