I forgot to say that the Buy link was in the Description so, in case you want and missed that, here it is here: stackaudio.co.uk/product/auva-50-isolator/
Glad I watched this as it has given me an idea. I have commented before that my budget is tight so I have to make my own solutions to get the best possible results for my own situation. I use some relatively budget floor standing Celestion speakers in my system on a carpeted wooden floor. They were just a bit too low for me so I placed them on Lidl heavy duty furniture movers at about £25 each. These are very solid and very well built and they have the added bonus of being able to move my speakers easily which had been a problem for me since my stroke. Under each corner of my speakers I stuck some solid rubber pucks about 2 inches wide and then fitted these inside rubber washing machine isolating pads which stick out a good inch or so so my speakers are very stable. They sound excellent to me. Having watched this then I have the idea to try and further isolate them by standing them on a rubber/cork composite turntable mat similar to the stuff the Blue Horizon ones you tried but at a fraction of the cost. I already have the mat so it’s not going to cost anything to try.
Paul your reviews are excellent and I feel you are completely transparent, always telling it like it is, and trustworthy. Thank you. I am wondering how Stacks would do under my PureAudioProject Trio 15 Classic Voxativ PiFe’s, used on and in conjunction with my Townshend Podiums….I’m considering the Stacks in between the bottom plinths of the speaker and Podiums, currently the speakers ride flush and piggyback on the Podium plates as Townshend recommends. Any thoughts would be welcome in response as I know you experienced the Podiums as well. I’m inclined to think more plus more equals more (better) in this case 🤔.
Fascinating review (again) Paul, interestingly i use a combination of both Blue Horizon Mk 11 and Soundeck Mini's under my speaker stands to good effect, but would love to give these Auva 50s a go on my system. 👍
For PMC twenty5.24 would you recommend Auva50 or Auva 70 and would you screw them directly into the cabinet or into the PMC vibration isolation bars? Thank you for your informative/pragmatic reviews. Daniel
Excellent video. Sound improvement aside, do you think they also reduce noise transmission to adjacent rooms and neighbours or do you think that something like Townshend podiums would be better in that regard?
I think airborne vibration will gave a big say in affecting your neighbours. Something that feet will have no part in. As for other hardware? Check out my website review of the 100s for comments on that.
I am going to give the AUVA 50's a whirl....however, having used the Soundeck discs on my equipment and speakers, I will say, they didn't add any notable performance to my personal setup. Lovely people at Soundeck, and excellent quality products - but they didn't have the desired effect sadly.
I have had a wholly positive experience with Soundeck feet and I know many others out there who share my opinion so to damn them completely as snake oil is possibly being a little unfair, perhaps? Sure, they didn’t work for you but that happens to everyone at one time or another. I have experience with HiFi kit that I disliked intensely but I know others appreciate. And I respect that. We all have different tastes, ears, hardware, bias, etc. I try not to say, ‘this is crap, it’s snake oil’ which is saying the same thing but that X is not for me, didn’t work for me, etc. Then, I do as your doing and try something else. I know though that Soundeck didn’t go into product development to produce snake oil. That’s just unfair.
@@TheAudiophileMan criticism is part of product evaluation and is subjective, consumer choice and opinions likely earned and everyone's right to share. Sure, these aluminium discs made from sound dampened steel with 'magic' as they state on their website may offer some customers vast improvement. For me, I found no improvement and stick with that factual statement from my personal observations. I was cautious since I tried these for many months before I swung the gauntlet. Yes, brandishing any hifi improvement with the word snakeoil is unfair and omitted Paul - fair point.
"Snake oil" salesman were people who knowingly created and sold products that were not only deficient but often down-right dangerous. And they did so in a blatantly fraudulent manner. It was your use of language that I wanted to note. Not your right to critique. Thank you for the edit.
Great review !, I just purchased the EQ Isolators ( 3 for my LampizatOr Baltic 4 and another set of 3 for my Amp or Preamp ), and was wondering, Having the PMC Twenty5 26 speaker's with GAIA III, do you think the delta with AUVA 50 is worth the money or the 70 at double the asking price ? thank you , All the best & blessings
Have you nothing between your speakers and the speaker stands? Isoacoustics suggested for my speakers, to use something between the speakers and stands. They told me using isolating feets at stands towards floor would be a lesser improvement, compared to isolating the speakers themself from the stand top plate.
It helps, sure. And I like the company and what they do. I use some of their platforms under my kit, for example. Even so, isolating a speaker on a wobbly stand and/or a stand that is being infused with vibration doesn't help. Both is preferable - that should be the conversation here - not a simple choice between one and another.
Hi, have you compared these to the Dark Star isolation feet? They're much the same price. I'm looking to get some isolation feet for my floorstanders, and potentially the rack, somewhat torn between the Stack and Dark Stars.
Thanks for the review. You can do the same thing with well placed rubber, cork and felt. Wood speaker stands aren't my favorite, steel filled tubing. Isolate the speakers under the speaker and the floor, that's the way to do it. What we hear is subjective, were is the science to support these feet?
Of course this review’s subjective. I spend half my time on this channel explaining that my reviews are subjective. Mainly because our ears and brain processes music in a wholly subjective fashion based completely on personal bias. I’ve been in the HiFi industry for many years and worked under editors who use measurements, listening panels, blind testing et al, I have zero trust in their abilities to tell the entire story of 'sound'. They are - I must emphasise after that rant - immensely helpful as a secondary, an adjunct, to a review but that's it. I know lots of people disagree with me - and I guess you will be one of those - but that's my view. If you trust me as a critic then great and I talk about that very thing here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--NWuE-1yFJ8.html Anyone who has an issue with my comments here should view that video first before shouting at me :) If you don't trust me as a critic then find another. And I don't say that out of nastiness or malice or bitterness. Again, I advise this in the video above. You need to filter trusted critics. It’s one of the responsibilities you have as a potential customer. When selecting HiFi, I use my ears. Ultimately, when if comes right down to it? So should you.
@@TheAudiophileMan Actually I like your channel, it's different, your content is fun to watch. Old tape decks and gear, lots of fun and it's about fun. You can "trust your ears" when you're the only one involved, when you're speaking to an audience you have to use science and double blind tests (DBT's). This is how audio got to be such a mess. You have to prove in a DBT that you can actually hear the difference between feet or whatever you're reviewing. It's common sense, if we use science to design and build equipment than we should use science to evaluate it, sure when you pick gear for you it's a different story. I'm not picking on you, I think you have a great presentation but several hundred dollar speaker feet - that's ridiculous, you can do the same thing with a little ingenuity some rubber or cork. You're putting several hundred dollar feet on a wood speaker stand, the stand is going to resonate so isolate the speakers where they meet the stand first. I made my own isolation feet and I isolated the speakers where they meet the floor and where the speakers meet the stand. Save you money, it's common sense, try it. Sorry if I offended you, it wasn't my intention.
Thank you for your kind words and no, it's not common sense. Common sense has no place in a subjective hobby. I know - industry insider secrets now - *plenty* of times when blind tests have been 'bent' to a pre-arranged conclusion, when scientific equipment output has been pushed because the guy using it was offering high-priced consulting jobs to third parties using that same kit so he made sure it was seen to be perfect, etc, etc. I could go on. And really, what's stopping me saying Review X was double blind tested and then lying through my teeth? When, in fact, I was sipping a Piña colada at the time the apparent tests were done? It's baloney! I am here as a guide. That's the conclusion here. I'm not telling you what to buy. You shouldn't listen to a guy with a machine either. You tell *you* what to buy. Only you can make that decision. It's up to you (I hope you watch the video I linked) to research, to demo, to listen and as lots of questions here, on forums, Facebook, etc. and then YOU make that decision. Not because a bloke in a white coat told you so.
Very thorough review. I feel this can be done way cheaper. I bought cork sheets from Amazon for 20 dollars. I cut and put a cork sheet under the speaker and then a full sheet under my cheap mdf speaker stands that also had some cheap isolation feet. That's three levels of isolation. Paul, please test this. I'd love to know what you think.
Despite this outlandish review, eh Dan? ;) You'll forgive me this once and all that. Well thank you for your kind words. There are plenty of quality stands/feet/supports out there. That's why I talked about the Soundecks and Blue Horizons. All excellent. The AUVAs are just better, that's all. But hey, I did warn everyone that they were high end, after all. High-end anything should sound good and will be costly. And cork is excellent as a damping material so yes, I approve.
@@TheAudiophileMan yes sir, still my favorite despite the outlandish review, lol. But I understand that there are people that will like and buy this product and your thorough review helps them. Cheers.
I think we all know what trolling is and that ain’t it. Seems like a perfectly reasonable suggestion or do “audiophile” products need to be over a certain price before consideration.
