vibration control - cd player


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

mcanaday

I am imagining that being a high end player it is probably somewhat heavy and has some vibration protection built in.  I wouldn't worry unless you hear obvious disc skipping issues.

  A word about audiophilia, Margot:  there are solutions usually well meaning people who can sell you all kinds of solutions for potential problems, and you can really go down a rabbit hole chasing all of these.  In this case at least it would be best to decide if you even have the problem before attempting a fix

Use Isoacoustics footers under the component I use them under all mine and my speakers. They not only protect against vibrations, knocks etc but improve sound.

You may want to check these out, I have had great success with them. 

https://livevibeaudio.com

https://audiophilevibrationcontrol.com

 

goose,

I also agree with you I have the Townshend podiums underneath my monitor audio platinum 200 ll and the improvement was as if I had upgraded to more expensive electronics Best upgrade I've ever done gets rid of most of the room problems as well. they isolate down to three hertz.

@sml19 

 

Actually in the 1980’s there were relatively inexpensive vibration platforms that used small inner tubes inside cheap wood boxes… looking life a shelf. While they worked OK (no better as the cheap chipped wood box didn’t help). But you had to blow them up with a bicycle pump every week. A real pain with little value.