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The Best Isolation/ Vibration Footers per component - what's your experience?

Hi everyone,

There are probably a dozen of threads out there on Isolation/ Vibration footers out there, but there hasn't been thus far one been that combines the following two assumptions:

1. Isolation/ Vibration effectiveness differs per type of component (from source to speaker).
2. The above with Most Popular brands available as per July 2020.

Some of the most recognised brands thus far:
  
  • Arya Audio
  • Artesania Audio
  • Aurios
  • Black Diamond Racing
  • Critical Mass Systems
  • Gingko
  • Harmonic Resolution Systems
  • Harmonix
  • Iso-Acoustics
  • Shun Mook
  • Silent Running Audio
  • Star Sound Technologies
  • Stillpoints
  • Symposium
  • Townshend

The reason for starting this thread is that in the past few months I have been reading that the Critical Mass Centerstage 2 footers are beating all or most of the above solutions from the other named brands. However, it seems that the Arya Audio Revopods are also beating most of the brands in some high-end select forums and groups as well. 

Do you use and or have/ had any experience with the above and where did you place them and why?

Here is my setup currently.

1. Source/ Network player: Star Sound Technologies Sistrum platform
2. Pre-Amp: No footer yet (Artesania Audio rack)
3. Amplifier: No footer yet (Artesania Audio rack)
4. Power conditioner: Harmonic Resolution Systems Nimbus & HRS platform footers
5. Power supplies for source: Stillpoints
6. Router: Stillpoints
7. Speakers: Stillpoints

I found out that this works the best in my system, but would like to know your experience as I found that using these footers and their effectiveness really depends on the component. Specifically, I would like to hear your experience with Arya Audio and Centerstage 2 footers?
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sgordon1
411 posts
 
Two potential challenges:

1) your list of recognized brands is not comprehensive
(can it ever be?)
2) any rating of "effectiveness per type of component" simply does
not exist, even if it could be "measured'

So, this inquiry is destined to generate responses like,
"Here is what works for me."

What value will these kinds of comments have, for you,
other than introduce more recognized brands that are not
yet familiar to you?

A statement like "effectivenss really depends on the
component" has no meaning, no use!  Does it?
You go from findings that are specific to your system and then
are looking for broad generalizations that are not
system-dependent?  

Nice try.
sgordon1
411 posts
 

Rubber bands to the rescue.  Get better sound and stay sane.

If you have not removed the factory feet on a component, you might want to experiment with different size rubber bands.  Twist and fold them so that they are secure on the sides of each foot.  If you have a fairly resolving system, you will hear a difference! The next step is to put rubber bands around speaker and interconnect terminals, whether in use or not.  Treat all of them.  Then move to the control dials or toggle switches on your components. 

My favorites are black, thin, and the size of a dime. $1 at the Dollar Store.

Enjoy the fruit of your labor.  (No measurement needed.)

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