Need opinion for a DIY Isolation Platform
Posted by: Seanbeer on 04 September 2006
Hello
I would like to seek some opinions before my starting of creating a DIY isolation platform for my newly purchased NAIT5i. I never tried playing with isolation or vibration control before except some blue tacks between my speakers and the stand which worked well to my ears, oh, and the stands came with spikes on their legs.
It might sounds a bit silly but the main reason for me wanting to add a platform to the amp is due to the fact that after I have changed from a set of pre and power amp to this slim looking naim, the rack where the Nait is currently sitting looks “empty”, it has about half a feet of empty space above it until the next level of the rack.
I am thinking that an isolation broad will make it looks nicer at least and as long as it doesn’t degrade the sound I am ok with it.
The rack is not a hi-fi dedicated one, its just a wooden TV rack and it pick up vibration quite well , say if I put my hand on it while the music is on at reasonable level I can easily feel the ‘music’ on my fingers.
Now my plan is to use either 3 or 4 sorbothane half spheres to support a flat thick platform which the nait is going to sit on (on its own and original feets), materials I am considering :
1. Acrylic
2. Corian
3. Marble
4. glass
I choose Sorbothane because I think it would be easy to just stick it to broad.
After reading around here , I heard lots of difference opinion regarding hard or soft supports and am now a bit confused as to rather to isolate or not and what materials to use.
Any suggestion is welcome.
I would like to seek some opinions before my starting of creating a DIY isolation platform for my newly purchased NAIT5i. I never tried playing with isolation or vibration control before except some blue tacks between my speakers and the stand which worked well to my ears, oh, and the stands came with spikes on their legs.
It might sounds a bit silly but the main reason for me wanting to add a platform to the amp is due to the fact that after I have changed from a set of pre and power amp to this slim looking naim, the rack where the Nait is currently sitting looks “empty”, it has about half a feet of empty space above it until the next level of the rack.
I am thinking that an isolation broad will make it looks nicer at least and as long as it doesn’t degrade the sound I am ok with it.
The rack is not a hi-fi dedicated one, its just a wooden TV rack and it pick up vibration quite well , say if I put my hand on it while the music is on at reasonable level I can easily feel the ‘music’ on my fingers.
Now my plan is to use either 3 or 4 sorbothane half spheres to support a flat thick platform which the nait is going to sit on (on its own and original feets), materials I am considering :
1. Acrylic
2. Corian
3. Marble
4. glass
I choose Sorbothane because I think it would be easy to just stick it to broad.
After reading around here , I heard lots of difference opinion regarding hard or soft supports and am now a bit confused as to rather to isolate or not and what materials to use.
Any suggestion is welcome.
I've been using ball bearings and things beneath my speaker & rack slabs, but the cleaner keeps banging the vacuum cleaner into them and dislodging the whole thing 
. I've just been shopping on ebay and have bought some substantial spikes/cones at a very reasonable cost - from Hong Kong. I hope this will make the whole thing far more cleaner resistant. My point is that spikes and cones are available from ebay at a fraction of what you would pay at a dealer or on AudiophileCandy.
Seanbeer - that glass stand looks stunning.
. I've just been shopping on ebay and have bought some substantial spikes/cones at a very reasonable cost - from Hong Kong. I hope this will make the whole thing far more cleaner resistant. My point is that spikes and cones are available from ebay at a fraction of what you would pay at a dealer or on AudiophileCandy.Seanbeer - that glass stand looks stunning.