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Originally Posted by essrand
Hello,
Has anyone tried footers or amp stands or any vibrations-free platforms for the E-650? Does it benefit from changing the stock footers or introduction of a Vibration-free platform of any sort.
I love my E-650, but was wondering if any audiophile footers/platforms might give me a tad more clarity and transparency.
Thanks,
Bhaskar
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Yes, reducing the impact of vibration will likely have a positive impact on audio quality.
As for footers, my favorite "overall" are the EVPs from A/V Roomservice. I've found these to perform as the best footer over the widest range of applications (put a set under your subwoofer, if you have one, sometime. Wow.).
The other footers I like are the SSF-38 and SSF-50s from Shunyata Research. For example, a set of three just resting under my First Sound Presence Deluxe preamp, without being affixed by screws, are the best footers I've found for that unit. They also work really well under the Shunyata power distributors, which is what they were designed for; they provide a notable audible improvement in that application, as well.
The HRS Nimbus couplers and spacers work quite well, also; I've found they function best under amps and some preamps (in particular preamps with thin sheet metal chassis).
Lots of folks like Stillpoints, but I've personally found that they best work in what I would classify as a limited set of applications. In my case, they only work best under my SOtM network bridge, which also has a thin steel chassis. In my extperience they are not the "be-all and end-all" of vibration-mitigating footers, so best to try before you buy, as they are expensive.
Another footer that folks like are the ISOAcoustics GAIA series, and you can get these that are specifically designed for the weight of your specific component or speaker. I've been meaning to try these for some time, now.
Last, a vibration-reducing footer that I've also found works quite well in a fairly broad range of applications are the Herbie's Audlo Labs Tenderfoot. They're inexpensive at only $16/each, and they are quite versatile. I use 'em under my EtherREGEN and Keces P3, for example. Don't let their low price or appearance put you off, they are quite effective.
How about...some data? Here's a comparison I did a while back, comparing different footers in mitigating vibration in the Z dimension (vertical deflection), measured as imparted power, RMS using the Vibsensor app on my (now sold) Schiit Gungnir DAC resting on my audio rack shelf. You see that the EVPs, with the blue trace, performed the best, by far, but even the Herbie's Tenderfeet (TF) were better than the stock feet (green trace) on the Schiit Gungnir DAC. DVT are the Diversitech pads; these are also not optimal, as they are designed for much heavier loads than the DAC (e.g. washing machines, etc). But the EVPs are clearly better than any of the other footers in this experiment, and by a ways.
