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In Reply to: Best alternative to Stillpoints? posted by gme109 on May 8, 2012 at 17:27:34:
They are nice..and expensive. There's also a possibility that they might not work as well as hoped. You could always make your own ball bearing isolators and see if there's an improvement. I mounted a small concave drawer pull (cast metal, not plated plastic) on a hockey puck. Placed a 1/4 - 5/8" ball bearing and topped it with a small candle votive I picked up from Ikea. The size of the BB will depend on the component's weight (larger for speakers and heavy amps) but everything else is DIY'ers choice.
The cost?...Hockey pucks $1; drawer pulls $.80; BB $.25; IKEA votive $2; screws and washers $.10. So you can make a set of 3 BB isolators for $12 or less (3 works better than 4 and should be arranged in the largest equilateral triangle possible under the component). They've work quite well for me and remain stable when bumped or even when a cat jumps on the speakers or amps (not sure about lighter gear as my cats can't get at it). Give it a try, be creative and you can save enough to buy a lot of good music.
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