Stack Audio Auva EQ equipment footers

[Lee]

I couldn’t find a thread on the Stack equipment isolators. Anyone have experience with these?

 

[Lee]

The reason I ask is that the other Stack thread seems focused on the speaker footers.

 

[2fastdriving]

I just bought a ton of these based on hearsay. First impressions are good!

 

[Lee]

I just bought a ton of these based on hearsay. First impressions are good!

Great! Let me know how things unfold.

 

[Arewethereyet]

I have Stack Audio equipment isolators under all of my components excluding mono amps and speakers. I tried a set under my turntable and pre amp with noticeably good results and thus decided to include under all components such as phonostage, DAC, Tape deck. I also demo’d A/V Room Service EVP pads loaned from my dealer and Herbies Tenderfoot pads which I purchased. Significantly preferred Stack audio just on sound alone. But they also look more aesthetically pleasing imo.

 

[Lee]

I have Stack Audio equipment isolators under all of my components excluding mono amps and speakers. I tried a set under my turntable and pre amp with noticeably good results and thus decided to include under all components such as phonostage, DAC, Tape deck. I also demo’d A/V Room Service EVP pads loaned from my dealer and Herbies Tenderfoot pads which I purchased. Significantly preferred Stack audio just on sound alone. But they also look more aesthetically pleasing imo.

Very helpful.

 

[Lee]

I have Stack Audio equipment isolators under all of my components excluding mono amps and speakers. I tried a set under my turntable and pre amp with noticeably good results and thus decided to include under all components such as phonostage, DAC, Tape deck. I also demo’d A/V Room Service EVP pads loaned from my dealer and Herbies Tenderfoot pads which I purchased. Significantly preferred Stack audio just on sound alone. But they also look more aesthetically pleasing imo.

Which components do you think benefitted the most?

 

[Arewethereyet]

Which components do you think benefitted the most?

Mostly the turntable even though it sits on a well damped component rack, followed by the DAC, and then the pre amp. That would be my recommended approach if you wanted to test the waters with one component and then determine whether to move forward. However, I do not have tubes in my signal chain until the mono amps. With your ARC Ref6SE and ARC Ref3SE (enviable combo btw), I might consider trying two sets under each of those components to further assist isolating microphonic vibrations into the tubes. FWIF, I have purchased and use Herbies Tube dampers and highly recommend those.https://herbiesaudiolab.com/collections/tube-dampers. No affiliation with any of these brands mentioned beyond an end consumer.

 

[Lee]

Mostly the turntable even though it sits on a well damped component rack, followed by the DAC, and then the pre amp. That would be my recommended approach if you wanted to test the waters with one component and then determine whether to move forward. However, I do not have tubes in my signal chain until the mono amps. With your ARC Ref6SE and ARC Ref3SE (enviable combo btw), I might consider trying two sets under each of those components to further assist isolating microphonic vibrations into the tubes. FWIF, I have purchased and use Herbies Tube dampers and highly recommend those.https://herbiesaudiolab.com/collections/tube-dampers. No affiliation with any of these brands mentioned beyond an end consumer.

Thanks!

 

[Toddcc01]

I use them. I honestly haven’t A/B’ed with and without them, so I can’t comment on their effectiveness. What a I will say is they had a delay in production when I ordered them, took a bit longer than what they anticipated and they sent me an additional set of 3. So yeah, they’re great!!!

 

[58spdstr]

I use them on the front end digital components, MU2 and Atoll CD transport. They definitely contribute to a more precise top end which is fairly subtle since the components are on a Silent Running Audio rack that dampens pretty effectively. The preamp has isolation footers, I believe made by HRS, as part of the Eclipse upgrade from Aesthetix so I haven't gone there yet. The amps are on HRS amp stands and the Watt Puppies have the Wilson acoustic diode spikes. I do think it makes sense to isolate components where possible and these are well made, not very expensive and work.