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The latest review by Hi Fi World September 2005

VIBRAPODS         £22/4

The importance of isolation cannot be understated. It’s not a niche issue for serial tweakers, it’s the beginning and end of whether your hi-fi’s going to sound as it should. There are no small number of ways of isolating your equipment from air and structure-borne vibrations, one of the simplest and most effective being to place each component on a half inflated bicycle inner tube. This shows how the pressed steel and/ or alloy casing of most hi-fi separates act as large resonator boxes, shaking the microphonic electronic components and thus colouring the sound. The inner tube damps most of this out, transforming the sonics – but the trouble is, it’s not exactly the most domestically acceptable solution!   Vibrapods are an excellent, affordable compromise. They look good and work extremely well. The effect is also cumulative, so the more components you isolate, the better the sound. Made from a sticky, rubbery compound, they come in five grades designed for separates of differing weights. Getting the right grade is key for best results. Vibrapods are easy to set up, and there’s good advice on the website – we got best results by bypassing the equipment’s own feet. Placed under a good sounding ‘affordable audiophile’ CD player (such as Musical Fidelity’s X-RAY v3) yields amazing results. As small footprint (half size) designs like this only need three (available separately at £5.50 each) Vibrapods, the sonic improvement for £ 16.50 is all the more profound. Most obvious is the recorded acoustic, which becomes wider and more capacious; the midband becomes smoother and more detailed, the treble sweeter yet more detailed and the bass stronger yet more tuneful. Combine these with Kontak and it’s a completely different sounding device! It isn’t a case of wondering whether you should try these, but rather you should be trying to justify to yourself why you haven’t…

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"What was really telling in my going back and forth from cones to Pods was that, when the Pods were on duty, I would forget what I was doing and just sit there listening. Doesn't that say it all?"
Bruce Kennett, Listener Ma gazine, Autumn 1998
http://www.vibrapod.com/Reviews/listener.htm

Forget all that stupid voodoo-science others may have told you and test drive a set of Vibrapod™ Isolators: your ears will definitely thank you.
Lucio Cadeddu, TNT-Audio - Internet HiFi magazine, January, 1999
http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/vibrapodse.html

Synergizers, this is simply the single most significant tweak I've run across -- hands down.
Greg Weaver, SoundStage!, January, 1999
http://www.soundstage.com/synergize/synergize011999.htm

Short of a complete megabuck overhaul, I have never heard (or heard of), anything that got that kind of overwhelming, dramatic improvement! --- Anna Logg, the absolute sound, Issue 118, June/July 1999
http://www.vibrapod.com/Reviews/tas.htm

"It's hard to beat the cost/performance benefit provided by the Vibrapod isolation feet, seen nearly everywhere this year." --- S hannon Dickson, Stereophile, May 1999 (Vol.22 No.5)

Specifications

	Recommended Weight ( EACH VIBRA PO D ) lbs and kg	Weight Range ( EACH VIBRA PO D )	Suggested Uses
Model 1	2 1/2 1.13	2 To 3 .90 To 1.36	CD, DVD, DSS Receivers, Laserdisc Players & Transports, DAC's, Preamps, Amplifiers, Integrateds, Turntables, Speakers
Model 2	6 2.72	4 To 8 1.81 To 3.62	CD, DVD, DAC's, Laserdisc Players & Transports, Preamps, Amplifiers, Integrateds, Turntables, Speakers
Model 3	10 4.53	8 To 12 3.62 To 5.44	Medium Weight Amps, DAC's, Transports, Turntables, Speakers
Model 4	16 7.26	14 To 18 6.35 To 8.16	Heavy Amps, DAC's, Transports, Turntables, Speakers
Model 5	25 11.33	22 To 28 9.97 To 12.70	Extremely Heavy Amps, Turntables, Speakers
All Models are 9/16" Tall and 2 7/16" Diameter with a Temperature Range of 50°F To 100°F.
VIBRA PO D Isolators may leave rings on woods, acrylics, and painted surfaces. They may also disolve the paint, especially if it is lacquer. To protect these surfaces and your equipment please use BAR COASTERS or PLAYING CARDS between the VIBRA PO D Isolators and these surfaces. AOL Discs work well too.