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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Hi Neil,



    Indeed. I missed that one, as I was going round checking out various rooms, but Rob, Nick and Steve heard the beneficial effect, which apparently was very significant indeed, and based on my experience of these things, I have no reason to doubt them.

    I think that given the ridiculously low cost of the Beresford DAC, considering the audio performance on offer, cost-cutting has to be applied somewhere, and of course it's in the casing, which is undoubtedly a rather lightweight, resonant affair.

    Personally, I've love to see Stan make a 'deluxe' version of the Beresford which comes in a really sturdy, attractive looking case (similar to, say, that of the Benchmark), even if he has to charge another £100 or so for the privilege, as it'd still represent a bargain. It would make the product look and 'feel' more professional, and it would sound even better, too!

    However, the real message given by this thread is that equipment supports matter and offer genuine performance improvements! I've no doubt that Gaz's little tweak works, so just think what happens when placing the Beresford on top of a proper, purpose-built, audio rack!!

    Quite simply, no high quality hi-fi system should be without one.

    Marco.
    Agreed Marco, stands make a difference.
    That's why my kit sits in a Stands Unique rack!*

    *sadly this was from my "well off days" and is now the most expensive item in my HiFi!
    I should sell it really and get myself a proper poweramp or a Turntable.
    But it's such a nice piece if furniture I don't want to part with it!

    But even then the wee tweak made a good difference!
    I wonder if it's to do with the glass shelves or .?

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    I should sell it really and get myself a proper poweramp or a Turntable.
    But it's such a nice piece if furniture I don't want to part with it!
    Don't part with it, dude. Apart from it looking nice, it's providing a valuable 'foundation' for your system. Removing it would adversely affect the performance of every component supported on it, and thus negate much of the benefit of buying a 'proper' power amp...

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    I`m going to try something like this, just because I`m curious, but I am expecting there to be little to no difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazjam View Post
    I had a couple of packets of THESE:
    http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/pro...es/acoustifeet
    So which type did you use, Gaz - 'very soft', 'soft, 'medium' or 'firm' - ooo, missus! - enquiring minds need to know!
    ... and are there sonic differences?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shanedudddy2 View Post
    I`m going to try something like this, just because I`m curious, but I am expecting there to be little to no difference.
    Don't go in with a closed mind - enter instead with an open one! You never know what you might discover

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    So which type did you use, Gaz - 'very soft', 'soft, 'medium' or 'firm' - ooo, missus! - enquiring minds need to know!
    ... and are there sonic differences?
    Hey Jerry,
    you can smell a tweak at 200 paces you can!

    I used the "Very soft" for maximum "boing!"(Tech term) as there wasnt a helluva lot of weight bearing down on them.
    Dont know about sonic differences...I figured the benefit would come from maximum damping according to weight..and if using the very stiff ones (Quick Nurse...the screens!) then it would just be like sitting the dac on its own hard rubber feet...only bigger.
    Dunno...all just a guess.

    The Sorbothane feet mentioned as well look good....im like you Jerry...curiositys getting the better of me....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Don't go in with a closed mind - enter instead with an open one! You never know what you might discover

    Marco.
    Why, is it a Belt-type trick or something ? Do you need to believe in it to hear ?
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    Try it ya miserable buggers....spend a tenner to prove me wrong.

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    Currently experimenting with one underneath for isolation, and one on top to add mass for damping - certainly seems to make a slight difference with the one on top, (a Caiman-Granite sandwich) but only directly laying on it - going to try some blu-tack in a while. (P.S. why doesn't someone make Black-Tack? Would be much better for hi fi use!)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alex_UK View Post
    (P.S. why doesn't someone make Black-Tack? Would be much better for hi fi use!)
    I have some 'black-tack' - thoroughly vicious stuff - I used it to hold some JBL standmounts onto a stand - when I came to take the speakers off, the bloody speaker veneer came off rather than the the black-tack!

    ... but you may be able to get other types.
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