I have the "Slim" board with steel base under my amp, standard mdf boards under the other components. All made significant audible improvement. Used the Slim board to minimize amp height.
The budget Wellfloat board just happens to be the same size as SON - very effective on my wooden floor, along with a stand built to size several years ago and to elevate the SON.
Arya RevOpods are now universal choice for components here, and Soundkaos Vibra68 for the Chicagos
The budget Wellfloat board just happens to be the same size as SON - very effective on my wooden floor, along with a stand built to size several years ago and to elevate the SON.
Arya RevOpods are now universal choice for components here, and Soundkaos Vibra68 for the Chicagos
Nice looking stands. When I reviewed the SONs in 2023, WVL was saying in their FAQ not to raise them off the floor by more than 4 inches. That document has changed and now states "If you still want to (actually) raise your speaker now, you should put it a few inches high, not more... " WVL now offers their 'Conica' stands for the SON. If you have tried your stands without the vibration control, do you hear a difference between on-stand vs on-floor?
i have just installed a wellfloat platform ($260 USD on ebay). it is around a4 sized and is lowest model available.
the issue i wanted to address was the motor drive for my turntable. it is noisy. creating a real mechanical chatter. i have it on my cabinet and the tt is also on the cabinet along with everything else. i had tried other ways to try and prevent drive noise entering cabinet. i was using Gaia (3) feet with a granite slab and CMS footers. this was good but not perfect.
the wellfloat alone is quite perfect. it has done a brilliant job of stopping mechanical noise getting into the cabinet. shockingly effective really. well worth a look. very different to something like a CMS footer which to me is more about acting as a "drain" for a component (i have no idea how that works but i do find them very effective).
for real mechanical vibration noise, such as a motor produces, i doubt the wellfloat can be beat. EVP blocks had too much give and didn't sound great. Gaia good but not as good as wellfloat, no where near it really.
i am very curious to try wellfloat on other things (i would love a double for my turntable) but am also not keen to put so many dollars into a platform when the table itself was ~ 8k USD or so.
Nice looking stands. When I reviewed the SONs in 2023, WVL was saying in their FAQ not to raise them off the floor by more than 4 inches. That document has changed and now states "If you still want to (actually) raise your speaker now, you should put it a few inches high, not more... " WVL now offers their 'Conica' stands for the SON. If you have tried your stands without the vibration control, do you hear a difference between on-stand vs on-floor?
I tilt the tweeters forward a little, they work well on stands nearer ear height for mid-field seated listening. I can see lower working if more distant or standing
i have just installed a wellfloat platform ($260 USD on ebay). it is around a4 sized and is lowest model available.
the issue i wanted to address was the motor drive for my turntable. it is noisy. creating a real mechanical chatter. i have it on my cabinet and the tt is also on the cabinet along with everything else. i had tried other ways to try and prevent drive noise entering cabinet. i was using Gaia (3) feet with a granite slab and CMS footers. this was good but not perfect.
the wellfloat alone is quite perfect. it has done a brilliant job of stopping mechanical noise getting into the cabinet. shockingly effective really. well worth a look. very different to something like a CMS footer which to me is more about acting as a "drain" for a component (i have no idea how that works but i do find them very effective).
for real mechanical vibration noise, such as a motor produces, i doubt the wellfloat can be beat. EVP blocks had too much give and didn't sound great. Gaia good but not as good as wellfloat, no where near it really.
i am very curious to try wellfloat on other things (i would love a double for my turntable) but am also not keen to put so many dollars into a platform when the table itself was ~ 8k USD or so.
Can you specify which model? There are *so many* platforms in their range.
My TT runs a rim drive pod, and vibration management is particularly critical, I'm looking for a platform that aims to "drain" vibrations away from the platter as much as possible.
i have just installed a wellfloat platform ($260 USD on ebay). it is around a4 sized and is lowest model available.
the issue i wanted to address was the motor drive for my turntable. it is noisy. creating a real mechanical chatter. i have it on my cabinet and the tt is also on the cabinet along with everything else. i had tried other ways to try and prevent drive noise entering cabinet. i was using Gaia (3) feet with a granite slab and CMS footers. this was good but not perfect.
the wellfloat alone is quite perfect. it has done a brilliant job of stopping mechanical noise getting into the cabinet. shockingly effective really. well worth a look. very different to something like a CMS footer which to me is more about acting as a "drain" for a component (i have no idea how that works but i do find them very effective).
for real mechanical vibration noise, such as a motor produces, i doubt the wellfloat can be beat. EVP blocks had too much give and didn't sound great. Gaia good but not as good as wellfloat, no where near it really.
i am very curious to try wellfloat on other things (i would love a double for my turntable) but am also not keen to put so many dollars into a platform when the table itself was ~ 8k USD or so.
I found them less effective on a turntable stand than under speakers. Trying several solutions for different tables/ cabinet/ floors will shift the resonance.
Seriously considering the Delta Extreme, at just over 30mm thick, it's about the right height for my rim drive motor pod, and looks an excellent engineering solution for my purposes.
I thought it might be this one. There is a thinner version and the Delta/Extreme, which would be more appropriate to my needs.
The Wellfloats really do seem to be the real deal re vibration management, never seen a less than stellar report yet.
i have just installed a wellfloat platform ($260 USD on ebay). it is around a4 sized and is lowest model available.
the issue i wanted to address was the motor drive for my turntable. it is noisy. creating a real mechanical chatter. i have it on my cabinet and the tt is also on the cabinet along with everything else. i had tried other ways to try and prevent drive noise entering cabinet. i was using Gaia (3) feet with a granite slab and CMS footers. this was good but not perfect.
the wellfloat alone is quite perfect. it has done a brilliant job of stopping mechanical noise getting into the cabinet. shockingly effective really. well worth a look. very different to something like a CMS footer which to me is more about acting as a "drain" for a component (i have no idea how that works but i do find them very effective).
for real mechanical vibration noise, such as a motor produces, i doubt the wellfloat can be beat. EVP blocks had too much give and didn't sound great. Gaia good but not as good as wellfloat, no where near it really.
i am very curious to try wellfloat on other things (i would love a double for my turntable) but am also not keen to put so many dollars into a platform when the table itself was ~ 8k USD or so.
A question in understanding what it does
I’m curious about does it drain or just isolate vibrations ?
I can see it isolate a mechanical movement in vibrations , but this also makes the device keep the vibrations in it
I built a magnetic platform and used it was with a heavy granite slab
The granite absorbs so it drains
It also absorbs floor and even some acoustic noise to a point
I tested this using mics and stethoscopes
by placing mics on device I want to help
as i understand it people use it with footers in certain cases so it is not a drainer but an isolator.
my issue was actual vibration. so i needed something to prevent this mechanical noise from entering the rest of the system via the cabinet it all sits on. utterly perfect for this.
if i used it with a non mechanical component though, i would sit the component on CMS footers which themselves sat on the wellfloat. then i would get some drain and also isolation.
