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In Reply to: RE: EAR Isodamp C-1002 vs rubber and cork footers posted by Tweaker456 on July 24, 2016 at 14:54:53
I'm not surprised EAR Isodamp C-1002 material when used within a DIY audiophile footer design would sound better than rubber and cork pads primarily designed for industrial applications. Neoprene when used as a compliant decoupling material has an identifiably heavy-handed sonic signature that makes it unacceptable to my ear, and cork as a material only serves well as a spacer/standoff rather than an effective vibration control material for audio purposes, IME. Brute-force vibration control footers do well to avoid TT footfalls and CD skipping due to high energy level vibration prone environments, but I'm not impressed by mundane rubber and cork pads that actually affect various audiophile listening cues if used as an audiophile system tuning device, in addition to heavy-duty vibration dampening purposes. BTW, I'm currently compiling an affordable DIY vibration control footer recipe that might find benefit via the use of thin EAR Isodamp C-1002 material as one of several design options.
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Duster, since there are no takers on my offer maybe you could consider a review of rubber cork vs EAR C-1002 like under a cd player or whatever. I feel that the EAR is way underappreciated as a tweak. Tweaker
How about a link to EAR products? Thanks.
Looks like we're pretty much on the same page. The rubber cork stuff sucks IME, IMHO, YMMV. But it really does suck. As stated before I use brass, wood and EAR C-1002 being the DIYer that I am. No end to the possibilities as to the vibration damping thing. EAR sounds much better than neoprene IMO but the neoprene was the best thing that I had found to quiet transformers. T
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Rubber and cork... Meaning products like isol-pads? In your experience... What would be the "house sound" of rubber and cork when used under cdps, tube amps or speakers? Most interested in how they affect the TOP end and perhaps frequencies in the vocal range. How diff is the iso damp in comparison?
Any feedback from users of either product would be appreciated.
Thanks everyone.
The rubber cork pads are .29 each plus shipping.
No substitute for hearing them yourself. T
Neoprene is one of the oldest synthetic rubbers invented. It's still a good option for many ordinary applications, but not for audiophile use, IME.
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