daronharvey
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Hi Fi Stands - ringing and tweaking
I recently bought an Atacama Equinox hifi stand to support my Linn LP 12, Arcam CD, and Naim pre and power amps. As the Atacama is much larger than the existing Sound Organisation stand I bought many years ago, I need to move stuff around in the room before I can install the Atacama. So as yet, I haven’t heard the system on my new rack.
However, some time ago I took the steps to fill my Sound Organisation stand with sand to stop it ringing. This worked to some degree, but I having collected Atacama, i noticed that is rings far more than the Sound Org ever did.
So here’s my question. Should I fill my Atacama with sand before installing it, or leave it as is? Quite frankly I could do without the bother of setting all up and then taking it down again, so I would appreciate any views on this beforehand if possible, please.
Another point...
On Atacama's web site they are currently offering a free set of isolation cones with their new Equinox stands. So I’m wondering what the benefit of the isolation cones would be, given that their stands are tiered and all spiked, and the glass shelves are mounted onto the frame with gel pads.
If I was to add anything further to my set up, it could be cones or sorbathane domes, but what should I go for, and where? Dome or cone between my gear and the glass shelves, or the shelves and the frame, or both? And should I treat the support of the Linn LP12 with any different to the CD player or amps?
By the way, the floor of my room is concrete will a decent thickness of carpet and underlay. I therefore don’t suffer from wooden floorboards affecting my gear.
Any thoughts, please? Thanks.
I recently bought an Atacama Equinox hifi stand to support my Linn LP 12, Arcam CD, and Naim pre and power amps. As the Atacama is much larger than the existing Sound Organisation stand I bought many years ago, I need to move stuff around in the room before I can install the Atacama. So as yet, I haven’t heard the system on my new rack.
However, some time ago I took the steps to fill my Sound Organisation stand with sand to stop it ringing. This worked to some degree, but I having collected Atacama, i noticed that is rings far more than the Sound Org ever did.
So here’s my question. Should I fill my Atacama with sand before installing it, or leave it as is? Quite frankly I could do without the bother of setting all up and then taking it down again, so I would appreciate any views on this beforehand if possible, please.
Another point...
On Atacama's web site they are currently offering a free set of isolation cones with their new Equinox stands. So I’m wondering what the benefit of the isolation cones would be, given that their stands are tiered and all spiked, and the glass shelves are mounted onto the frame with gel pads.
If I was to add anything further to my set up, it could be cones or sorbathane domes, but what should I go for, and where? Dome or cone between my gear and the glass shelves, or the shelves and the frame, or both? And should I treat the support of the Linn LP12 with any different to the CD player or amps?
By the way, the floor of my room is concrete will a decent thickness of carpet and underlay. I therefore don’t suffer from wooden floorboards affecting my gear.
Any thoughts, please? Thanks.
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