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Isoacoustic puck mini's or orea bronze for 12 pound tube preamp

Any insight would be appreciated. I have a Bruce Moore Preamp that I use in a second system that is wider than deep. The  dollar savings going with the puck mini's is appealing plus I get 8 footers for $100 vs $150 for 3 orea bronze, I could put remaining feet under phono pre. Using 3 bronze rated at 8.5 puts me at 25 pounds. Mini's are rated at 6 pounds which puts me at 18 pounds. I've read mini's are for speakers but have also read people put mini's under components. Has anyone done this? I'm sure orea sound better but how much better? Would mini's  sound better than BDR or DH Cones I'm using now, thanks for any advise.
paulcreed
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chazro
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You mentioned there's a definite sonic difference between using 3 pucks vs. 4, but you don't say how or more importantly, which sounds better!?
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milpai
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@paulcreed ,Was wondering if you could share your "extended" experience with the mini pucks under the preamp. I was thinking of getting the Isopuck mini over Orea bronze under my preamp and disc player.
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tom6897
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+1 update needed. What worked and where did you use them, number used etc. 

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nonoise
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When I tried the Oreas under my SACD player directly in contact with the base (bypassing the actual feet), it was a study in frustration. With one setting, I'd get fabulous mids but severely rolled off highs. Moving them 1/4" at a time completely changed the perspective. 

Going from 3 to 4 Oreas didn't help much either as there were always tradeoffs and compromises. What worked best (by the largest of margins) was to put the Oreas directly under the footers of the SACD player, which both Isoacoustics and MusicDirect recommended not to do for best results. Go figure.

With the mini pucks, try them right under the feet of your CD player and you may be surprised by the results. 

All the best,
Nonoise
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