What's under YOUR CD player?


Will I really improve the sound from my Ikemi CD player by putting something under it, other than the walnut shelf it sits on inside my antique hutch stereo cabinet?

Will upgrading the power cord to a PS minilab cable help also?

Or, should I just play the music?

(it's fun though, isn't it!)
jbatlanta
I could lie & say I've got something exotic, but no...just Audioquest sorbothane pucks (old school ones from about 10 years ago).
I have tried a number of isolation products including Vibrapods, sorbothane, Solid Tech 'Feet of Silence', bicycle innertubes, maple boards, MDF, Isobearings, brass cones, wood blocks, and Isolpads, which all had varying degrees of isolation and each has their pros and cons. Although there are many I have not used, the best so far has been the Neuance shelf.
After reading all the posts, I've purchased and installed (tonite) the 'new' Nuance "bad boy" isolation device.

It's thicker than the Alpha or Beta.

Supported it like subaruguru did, with the included stock threaded spikes that I drilled/tapped into the Walnut shelf of my cabinet.

It looks cool, but OK, how do I tell if it's really doing anything to the sound?

JBatlanta
I've experimented with foam pads of various densities, with mixed results. Now that my CD player is enclosed in a heavy custom oak cabinet, with nothing under it except the stock feet and the oak shelf, it sounds better than ever.