[Glossator]

I ordered 8 of these puppies: X4 for Dave and X4 for the Mscaler.
Well regarded and cheap as chips!

Indeed!

 

[Slim1970]

Seems no one around here has tried these yet:

Tungsten Groove

Developed using DAVE.

Probably because there are a lot of cheaper alternatives to getting rid of vibration and isolating components.

 

[Glossator]

Probably because there are a lot of cheaper alternatives to getting rid of vibration and isolating components.

Yes. And if you read around a bit (eg in relation to Taiko’s rationalisation of their Daiza) it seem rather doubtful whether, even if money were no object, the approach taken by the Tungsten Groove would be likely to yield the best results.

 

[silversurfer616]

Probably because there are a lot of cheaper alternatives to getting rid of vibration and isolating components.

Cheaper won’t do here…it drags the Dave down.

 

[Slim1970]

Cheaper won’t do here…it drags the Dave down.

Very true, but I don't think paying that much for isolation feet is a good investment. At least not for me. The Choral stand is cheaper and l have one coming for my Dave soon.

 

[VladYR]

Very true, but I don't think paying that much for isolation feet is a good investment. At least not for me. The Choral stand is cheaper and l have one coming for my Dave soon.

Ansuz Acoustics make some isolation equipment but their prices tend to verge on absurd when it comes to this. Even with a 25% off I’m not tempted. I’m about to test out some of their power cords soon. Hopefully my wallet won’t take a beating afterwards

 

[Jon L]

Seems no one around here has tried these yet:

Tungsten Groove

Developed using DAVE.

The taller one is $2400 EACH? So one will need three, $7200 for one component?
No wonder no one around here has tried them!

 

[silversurfer616]

Very true, but I don't think paying that much for isolation feet is a good investment. At least not for me. The Choral stand is cheaper and l have one coming for my Dave soon.

There is a market for everything, especially in the audiophile universe.

 

[Slim1970]

There is a market for everything, especially in the audiophile universe.

Yes there is

 

[NYanakiev]

Wave Storm have arrived, thanks @Triode User for the fantastic service. I even got some foam supports to help preserve those BNC connectors on the Dave and Mscaler.

The STORMs are not much thicker or heavier versus the STRATOS as I had feared. Initial impressions on the Utopias are fantastic.

My last upgrade for the time being is now en route from Texas- a set of 8 Baby Booties for the two units!

STRATOS (top) versus STORMs (bottom)

 

[NYanakiev]

Wave Storm have arrived, thanks @Triode User for the fantastic service. I even got some foam supports to help preserve those BNC connectors on the Dave and Mscaler.

The STORMs are not much thicker or heavier versus the STRATOS as I had feared. Initial impressions on the Utopias are fantastic.

My last upgrade for the time being is now en route from Texas- a set of 8 Baby Booties for the two units!

STRATOS (top) versus STORMs (bottom)

The Utopias sound just insane. A perfect Saturday morning enjoying the new setup!

 

[JTbbb]

The Utopias sound just insane. A perfect Saturday morning enjoying the new setup!

Some folks have not fared too well in the past with D BNC 1. I’m on my second Dave and have always used D BNC 3. Maybe one day I will try t’other.

 

[Jawed]

The taller one is $2400 EACH? So one will need three, $7200 for one component?
No wonder no one around here has tried them!

Well, it seems there are some people spending a total of $40k+ on all the other stuff (power supplies, cables, servers, network devices, digital purifiers, mains filtering) for HMS+DAVE so I'm honestly mystified why no one has tried them...

Can easily spend the same as this on a single pair of analogue interconnects...

 

[NYanakiev]

Some folks have not fared too well in the past with D BNC 1. I’m on my second Dave and have always used D BNC 3. Maybe one day I will try t’other.

Are you referring to people getting dropouts on DBNC1? None for me thus far, knock on wood.

 

[JTbbb]

Are you referring to people getting dropouts on DBNC1? None for me thus far, knock on wood.

Yes, I think there might of been some other issues too. When all is well, leave well alone!