Thanks hifiman! I'm just shocked that the simple, reasonably priced Herbies seem to deliver a soundstage with more body, warmth and musicality than the roller bearing designs. Wondering if perhaps they extract too much detail from an already detailed system?? Does our search for greater detail inevitably bring us to a point where we lose the music? Interesting hobby!!!
Vibration isolation
Looking for feedback. I have a very resolving system with Synergistic Research Atmosphere Level 4 IC's and SC and all Elemental Tungsten power cords....McIntosh 601 Monoblocks, MCIntosh C2300 Tube pre, Lumin A-1 streamer with upgraded Kenneth Lau Silver Edition Power Supply all on 3" solid Maple stands / rack. All this drives a pair of Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolutions mated to a pair of REL G-2 subs. I have been experimenting with different vibration / isolation control from Herbies soft feet to Rollerblocks to VooDoo Iso Blocks
as well as Synergistic Research MIG 2.0's. I've discovered that with most of the "bearing" type systems, while I like the pin point accuracy and detail, they make to system so bright that I can't listen to it....and my gear isn't typically associated with "brightness". The VooDoo Iso Pods are the least bright with the MIG 2.0's falling in between. The best sounding, detailed but not teeth grinding bright appear to be the Herbies soft feet. They also seem to produce a soundstage with more body, highly detailed without the ringing brightness. Results seem really odd to me with much that I've read. Has anyone else had these sorts of results? I'm really pretty stunned....my listening room is acoustically treated by GIK, so that's not the issue....would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks!
as well as Synergistic Research MIG 2.0's. I've discovered that with most of the "bearing" type systems, while I like the pin point accuracy and detail, they make to system so bright that I can't listen to it....and my gear isn't typically associated with "brightness". The VooDoo Iso Pods are the least bright with the MIG 2.0's falling in between. The best sounding, detailed but not teeth grinding bright appear to be the Herbies soft feet. They also seem to produce a soundstage with more body, highly detailed without the ringing brightness. Results seem really odd to me with much that I've read. Has anyone else had these sorts of results? I'm really pretty stunned....my listening room is acoustically treated by GIK, so that's not the issue....would appreciate any feedback.
Thanks!
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I've not tried the roller bearings yet, but have had great luck using compression springs I buy from Grainger. They usually list the load of the spring, so the math is simple: weight of component/number of springs you want to use = spring load. The fewer the springs, the better. I also put cork on the bottom of each spring so they don't scratch my rack when I'm moving them around to level the component. |
You might consider the Golden Cone DH Cones. http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/todd13.htm This might also be of some interest to you: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/isolation-feet-cones-for-ps-audio-nuwave-dsd-dac |
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