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?
128x128richardhk
+1 regarding millercarbon's recommendation to check out Mahgister's system. Never seen anything like it:  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8221  
I have a really early Townshend ‘seismic sink’ type platform which inflates with a bicycle pump. It’s pretty nifty under CD players.
I guess the later variants may be even better.
You go from findings that are specific to your system and then
are looking for broad generalizations that are not
system-dependent?  

Nice try.


Pretty sure you can point a telescope any direction, peer as far out into space as you want, across billions of light years, and find the same laws of physics as right here on Earth. Yet you think these things are specific to your system? Nice try.
Hi Richard,
I just finished designing and building a custom walnut butcher block 7-tier system to hold my gear - 1-1/2" thick platforms on 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" legs, and honestly, I didn't spend much at all on the isolation points and rubber feet for the base, but the whole thing came out pretty sweet and the guys at Parts Express were a big help.

- the black chrome Dayton Audio ISO-4C adjustable isolation cones were $30/set of 4
- the Penn-Elcom Rubber Cabinet Foot (four of 'em are holding up 300lb of gear and shelves) are 67 cents each.

I'd post some pictures of this thing, but I don't know how on this board.

No idea if this is any help, but anyway, my 2 cents!