Isolation Platforms

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited August 2007 in Electronics
Anyone had any experience with these maple platforms??

http://www.timbernation.com/pcake_popup.cfm

Any comments (from experience) are appreciated.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2007
    No, but the prices on that stuff isn't bad. I think the comments about Maple are pretty biased towards his product but I like isolation theory.

    Maple is used because its inexpensive, durable and available, not because of its "acoustic" properties.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited August 2007
    I agree. So you read that...I loved the part that says that "audiophiles pay top dollar for silly things"......go figure.
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited August 2007
    They are all the rage over at audiocircle, but I have no personal experience.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited August 2007
    Don't get me wrong, love the idea and the product is easy to get into from a wallet perspective.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited August 2007
    I think I said I agree ;)
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited August 2007
    Buy it.

    I've purchased two or three platforms from this seller -- maple and walnut. Can't beat the prices. Quality is good, too. I gotta admit, though -- I couldn't tell the difference in sound...So I'd suggest buying one of them to try out.

    I've also used butcher blocks purchased from T.J. Maxx or Marshalls for $9.99 ea., so check those kinds of places, too.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited August 2007
    I haven't used that exact product, but I've used a maple block on cones & it looked great, but can't touch my current solution:

    MDF box filled with about 50 pounds of sand on spikes. Ugly as all hell.

    Took me maybe twenty minutes to throw together (plus glue drying time) and it made a world of difference.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,896
    edited August 2007
    HT,
    I agree with UNC. The sandbox solution offers much better isolation. One of these days, I'm going to build one or buy one. If you don't want an ugly, self built one, look at what BrightStar audio offers.
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited August 2007
    I currently use this:

    http://www.skylanstands.com/platform.htm

    Under my transport...at first I didn't really notice a difference...after one year in my system I was told that I had it setup wrong...I had the feet supporting the transport with the base underneath everything...I switched it to what it should have been...Feet, base, transport...there was an audioble difference...and it was fairly cheap.
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