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Post by Admin (Rob) on Aug 5, 2014 21:20:53 GMT
Tell us what isolation you use under your components
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Post by Admin (Rob) on Aug 7, 2014 19:32:56 GMT
Hello all A couple of months i bought (after a friend recommended them) some foculpods which i put under my 2 disc players and under my amp and tuner and also under my centre speaker i have to say for such a cheap upgrade i would say it it one of if not the best upgrades i have implemented everything just seems smoother and better hard to describe but just better i know there are more expensive options but i'm more than happy with the foculpods I found Foculpods had some beneficial effects under a CD player and that was a really good value tweak  |
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jake
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Post by jake on Aug 8, 2014 19:05:27 GMT
Bought a set of Foculpods to try but my CD player and amp were far too heavy for them  |
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Post by jake on Aug 9, 2014 7:12:16 GMT
I bought the wrong ones Trev. Doh! I now have a set of washing machine vibration isolator feet bought from Lidl's for a couple of quid. A lot firmer than the Foculpods although I don't think they work anywhere near as well. I like to play with all sorts of nonsense not necessarily hifi related which I experiment with and also means it won't have an audiophile price tag on it  |
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jake
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Post by jake on Aug 9, 2014 13:10:25 GMT
I'm a little confused Jake how come your amp and cd player are too heavy for yours if they are designed to go under a washing machine surely a washing machine is way heavier than a amp Amp and CD player are both fitted with spikes (from the previous owner) and I don't have the original feet. I took the spikes off and put the foculpods underneath and the amp jolly near squashed them flat - because some prawn bought the wrong ones LOL Not only that, they didn't look right being mangled so I put the spikes back on. I was wandering around in Lidls and saw these washing machine vibration cup thingies and they are pretty firm so the spikes only make a small indentation. It's more to stop the spikes doing any more damage to my shelf than any fancy anti-vibration tweak. Bear in mind too that the amp weighs close on 30kg |
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Post by Admin (Rob) on Aug 9, 2014 19:20:38 GMT
If you happy with the sound of the RELs then it's going to be tricky trying to stop them going walkabout. I wouldn't suggest sorbothane pads for sure as that will be detrimental..
The one material I can think of is the rubbery/foamy sheets caravanners use to stop crockery and condiments sliding around inside cupboards. I had the same stuff in my motorcaravan and it really does work well. It's not expensive for a metre of it and perhaps you could cut small squares to fit under each of the RELs feet. They wouldn't need gluing either as the "stickiness" is inherent to the material.
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Post by Admin (Rob) on Aug 9, 2014 20:26:17 GMT
This is the rubbery/foamy non-slip mat I was thinking of Trev EBAY LINK |
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Post by justchillin on Aug 10, 2014 7:12:21 GMT
I'm a little confused Jake how come your amp and cd player are too heavy for yours if they are designed to go under a washing machine surely a washing machine is way heavier than a amp Amp and CD player are both fitted with spikes (from the previous owner) and I don't have the original feet. I took the spikes off and put the foculpods underneath and the amp jolly near squashed them flat - because some prawn bought the wrong ones LOL Not only that, they didn't look right being mangled so I put the spikes back on. I was wandering around in Lidls and saw these washing machine vibration cup thingies and they are pretty firm so the spikes only make a small indentation. It's more to stop the spikes doing any more damage to my shelf than any fancy anti-vibration tweak. Bear in mind too that the amp weighs close on 30kg Squash balls cut in half do an excellent job  |
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Post by keybored on Aug 10, 2014 13:04:04 GMT
I use Solid Tech Feet of Silence  |
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eldorado
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System components: Marantz CD17, Luxman A-357 amp, Proac Studio 140 speakers
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Post by eldorado on Aug 10, 2014 19:42:46 GMT
I use Solid Tech Feet of Silence They look awesome. How much for a set? |
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Post by Admin (Rob) on Aug 10, 2014 21:48:22 GMT
Found a set of 4 on ebay for $350 which isn't really horrendous although I might consider them after a home demo but not a blind purchase
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eldorado
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System components: Marantz CD17, Luxman A-357 amp, Proac Studio 140 speakers
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Post by eldorado on Aug 12, 2014 20:17:42 GMT
I bought mine secondhand off ebay for £80  Had them around 4 years now and they are the best I have ever had. |
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Post by justchillin on Aug 12, 2014 22:54:21 GMT
These look interesting  Magnetic levitation and ball bearings. Trouble is they only appear to work in one plane - vertical. |
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Post by Admin (Rob) on Aug 14, 2014 9:48:40 GMT
This is the rubbery/foamy non-slip mat I was thinking of Trev EBAY LINKGot it under the RELs feet now Rob and i'm pleased to say that it's a huge improvement i have found that it works better with 2 layers under each foot when i first used it with just one square under each foot as soon as I turned the volume up they still managed to walk of the anti slip matting but when I put one piece on top of another piece it seems to of stopped them walking away So all in all a very cheap (£2.99) cure or certainly a 90% improvement anyway. Thanks Rob Result I would have thought a single layer would be sufficient but maybe the RELs feet are not 100% level or the floor isn't quite level so the additional layer has filled the gap so to speak. So, we have found a low tech solution to a high tech problem LOL |
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eldorado
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System components: Marantz CD17, Luxman A-357 amp, Proac Studio 140 speakers
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Post by eldorado on Aug 14, 2014 19:00:14 GMT
These look interesting Magnetic levitation and ball bearings. Trouble is they only appear to work in one plane - vertical. I am struggling to see what good the ball bearings are contributing, they cannot move either way with the top plate in situ  |
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