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Hi all-

I've got a new Hegel Viking cd player here which is quite nice.  At the moment, it's sitting inside an Ikea cabinet.  The feet have a sort of small isonodes rubber piece. Is that sufficient?  Do I eventually want to invest in something like a Harmonic Resolutions platform?  Or the little EVP squares?  Or something else?  (A real audio stand is not an option in my very small room.)

Thanks for any advice.

Margot

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dekay
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Here is a link to the (old) discussion of using Ikea Lack tables as support for hifi gear (pay special attention to the posts by caterham1700 - who owned Greater Ranges/Neuance).

If the construction notes/guidelines are followed you can expect excellent results (better than that of many of the commercial footers/platforms I’ve tried in the past)

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/here-s-how-i-make-my-equipment-racks

 

DeKay

 

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dekay
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I ended up using stock OEM footers and Greater Ranges Neuance platforms (no longer available) for my CD/TT decks.

The Neuance shelves are not unlike the  construction of the Ikea Lack tables in that they are light and rigid with an internal foam-core and/or honeycomb like construction.

I've also experimented with the Lack tables as instructed by the designer of the Greater Ranges shelves with positive results.

Tried gobs of footers/shelves with good/bad/meh results, but eventually decided to work with the stock OEM footers as they were what the units were originally designed and voiced with (much easier path if the product is good to start with and you like the sound).

As mentioned use it for 2-3 months and pick out what you would like to alter sound wise and then start from there.

 

DeKay

 

 

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